All the same things happened, pretty much, but the group of kids was different. There were still about twenty of us, but we no longer had a "class" th...t was together all day long. Brenda didn't feel responsible for inviting her whole home room and we had real friends that had forged a link at lunch this year. I think Brenda's parents were a little surprised that seven of the kids at the party were black. Still, aside from being surprised, they seemed to be fine with it and welcomed everyone the. " Did it bother you, touching your sister like that?" No... Actually, it just felt natural and loving." Good. Now, let's go get some hot chocolate."We had all finished our chocolate when midnight rolled around. None of us had discussed what had happened, but none of us seemed to be uncomfortable about it. We turned on the TV just before midnight and we exchanged kisses when the ball dropped.When we went up to bed, I was in the middle with a beautiful naked girl cuddled to each side of me.Day 72. Carlotta and I had a long talk, and we decided to put in up for auction. Emilio thought it might bring $25M to $30M, and the actual sale price was close to $36M.All the proceeds are in a trust now, set up to provide for our extended family. Carlotta and I and her brother and wife are the four trustees. A'moth's gift presented me with an interesting option. Did I want to retire while I was still in my twenties?No worries, be my own boss, manage a $20M trust and make keep 100% of the profits,. We are bankers and lawyers and barbers and shopkeepers and yes, even teachers.”“It’s not a lifestyle that is completely without rules. For instance, as a general rule children under sixteen are not involved. There are some exceptions to the age rules. My kids were rather precocious and managed to become aware of our lifestyle at an early age. A little bit at a time, as they showed they could handle it, they were allowed to join in some of the games. But they aren’t yet full members of the group.