It was spectacular. "There is no other view like it, anywhere in the city," the man said from behind. "This is lady Claire's private suite she only gi...es it out once a year." "Thank you," Winston said from behind me. The man left us alone. "I need to take a bath," I said as I went to find the bathroom. The bathtub was as big as my bathroom back in the dorms. I laid in it thinking about the last conversation I had with Melissa and Tyler. The hot water made my body feel better, but my mind was. Yeah... Doing fine, actually... That's nice... Listen, June, the reason I'm calling is that I wanted to know if we could borrow TB today... Yeah, the party... There's been some strange... yeah... Anyway, a friend of mine thought that having TB around... Yeah! Think he would do it?" Camille grinned and gave me an OK sign. "Thanks a million, June... Of course... You're welcome, too... Bye!" Camille hung up the phone."What is TB?" I asked."It's short for 'Teddy Bear, '" Camille explained. "Only. This is revolutionizing how women see themselves, starting with me. You have no idea, my child, what for a start your undergarment innovations have changed for women. Getting rid of corsets alone has changed the way women see themselves. And that also goes for the unmentionables that go with them. Then your practical improvements for the home such as automatic feed for coal stoves where women no longer have to hand-feed the stoves and all of the other projects you are working on. Your new dress. " He winked, softening the blow. "It's just a dad thing. You'll get used to it."That made her smile. Dad kissed the top of her head and smiled at me. He shut the door behind as he left."Do you think Emily can date?" I asked."I don't know," she answered. She looked at the clock, too late to call. "We can ask tomorrow. This is so cool."At school, Chelle and I told Emily the good news. She promised to ask her mom that afternoon. Emily called me that night. It was a go for dating. Now I had to wait.