" He put his headphones on and began swinging the metal detector back and forth in the gathering dusk.Aidan was the practical one, Edie knew. Not into... the woo woo stuff like her, scoffing at her feelings and intuitions, preferring his Bible, his facts and numbers and spreadsheets to her vagueness and dread.How did we ever get married, she wondered yet again. Opposites attract, but what about polar opposites?Aidan was ahead of her, and she noticed that he was waving her forward. He'd stopped in. That would be foolish, wouldn’t it? And I expect her to be able to have a conversation with her mom without telling me the details. It’s fine.”“You’ve really matured, Steve. I’m proud of you,” Joyce said.“So am I,” Kara smiled from the door.She came in, dropped her robe, got into bed and turned on her side, and patted a spot to indicate she wanted Joyce to take. I got into bed and we spooned — Joyce, Kara spooned against her back and then I spooned against Kara’s back. Kara sighed and snuggled. She was quite serious, and as she turned to look directly at me and continued she sounded even more serious."Andrea, do you love me?" she asked soberly."You know I do." Do you trust me?" Yes, of course." Not 'of course.' I mean really."I hesitated, and decided to jump off the cliff."Yes," I said. "I trust you." I meant it. Unequivocally."Good," she said, and she smiled so happily it nearly broke my heart to see it, she looked so beautiful. "Then trust me. You won't regret it. I promise. And we. I figured it was enough and picked it up with a pinch. “Kate why are you leaving things like this laying around.” I raised it in the are acting as if it was the grossest thing I’ve seen. My mom put on an amused smile “oh calm down it’s just underwear it’s not like you never seen it.”Fortunately, she was unaware of how right she was. “Uh whatever” I quickly took the piece into the washroom flinging it with a bunch of other clothes in the washer and began the cycle. I brought a towel over and.