"Is something wrong?" Chelsea asked. "You look... I don't know. You don't look well." It's nothing," Kalliste said. "It's just... that tablet brought ...ack a... that tablet..." She took a deep breath, looking down at the floor. "Where is your sister's dig?" Some town in southwestern Turkey named Kirqas," Chelsea said. "She said it's a fresh site that's never been worked, and..." Her voice trailed off as Kalliste waved her hand."I've heard of it," Kalliste said. "I saw the notice in the Turkish. So now she's trying to decide whetherto put the baby up for adoption or raise it herself as a single mom. Atthat point we all started crying again. Well, Kym decided to have the baby and put it up for adoption and shehad a perfect baby boy in mid-February. At 10 pounds, 2 ounces he was abig little guy and I guess that shouldn't have surprised us as she hadbeen keeping us informed of everything that was happening, like,letting us feel her belly when he began kicking her. That was reallyweird to. This led to new heights of arousal with risk-taking.One afternoon, I was running late for my shift and my sister was around. Mom came by my room and apologized for not being able to run my bath. I told her no problem, which it was very nice of her to do that a lot of the time, but I certainly didn't expect it. Then my mother peered down the hall and then back into my room and boldly asked me in a very soft voice: "Are you going to --" And she finished by cupping her fist and shaking it slowly. In days gone by that would have frightened me or perhaps seemed creepy, but I have a much better idea now of what they must be thinking. It's nice to be noticed. And I love the way Jack loves me being noticed too!***Epilogue.By the time Jack got back to post, Javon had moved in with Lisa, dumped her, and gotten out of the army, moving back up to Louisville with another white girl. Jack heard where he was living, but didn't tell Ainsely.Ainsely did, in fact, get pregnant that summer, but not.