Deb: I know we just met, but do you have plans for lunch today?Me: nothing, but I should say that I don’t work in town. I am a good 45 min awayDeb: ...hat’s no problem. I am off today. It’s actually my birthday so I’d love to see you and celebrate with youMe: well HBD! I mean if you’re up for the drive I’d like to see you tooAbout 90 minutes later I was standing out front of the office waiting for her to arrive. When she pulled up I quickly jumped in and off we went. As she drove things were. ’ She started giggling quietly. ‘You and she sound just alike,’ I said. The mood was broken and we climbed out of bed and walked to the shower. **** Thanksgiving morning was a whirlwind of activity. Pam and Ruth were in the kitchen early, preparing the turkey and planning the desserts. When I walked in to get coffee, they were quickly looking through cookbooks and on-line to find likely recipes. The turkey was no issue at all, it was fresh, never frozen, and Ruth had roasted them dozens of. They were bundled up against the cold weather that had blasted into New England over the holidays.I hugged each of the girls. “Yes. Of course, I missed you, and yes, I thought about you every day – many times each day.” I paused and then confessed, “I even took the Christmas picture of you two with me on my vacation.” After another pause, I asked, “Now, how are you two doing?”Both sets of eyebrows rose at my confession, and they broke out in beautiful smiles that brightened the gray. Maryand Beverly soon had me in the delicious feeling garment. It had fulllength sleeves ending in mittens and with footed legs and a hoodcovering my head I felt so snug.I was led to the bed by Mary and she offered me her breast to suck on.I just loved this life; I took the breast into my mouth and suckeddeeply on it. As the milk gushed against the back of my throat Iswallowed. Beverly was rubbing my back and I just felt so loved andspecial.Karen and Samantha came into the room and they joined.