” I said with a chipper voice. “Yeah except we have the baby at the house, and he doesn’t help anything when it comes to this.” She said rolli...ng her eyes. “Yeah.” I said sounding much sadder this time. I stepped ahead of her and grabbed the passenger door open for her. There was a van right there, so she had to squeeze in around me. She was in between me and the truck and I turned her around to face me. I pulled her in close to me and kissed her firm and long on the lips. She kissed me back. We got our fortune cookies. His read, YOU HAVE GREATPHYSICAL POWERS AND AN IRON CONSTITUTION. Mine read, NOWIS THE TIME TO TRY SOMETHING NEW.We played the Fortune Cookie game.You know the Fortune Cookie game, don’t you? You simplyadd the phrase “in bed” to the end of any FortuneCookie. Instant double entendre! Usually to hilariousresults. Highly recommended, especially if you’re everdining out with about six people at a Chineserestaurant, everyone reads their fortune. What could she do for the next few nights until he left?Her older brother was her best friend. Perhaps he would have an idea. He knew she wasn’t a virgin. His best friend had changed that status while he watched from the front seat of the SUV. She could trust him with this awful secret. Maybe he could help.After supper she asked him to go for a walk. He asked, “Is something bothering you? You haven’t seemed very happy the last few days.”Tears dripped down her cheeks while she told him what was. Each new step had taken weeks, but tonight he finally stood at the entrance.The Beachfront Bar was an openly gay bar. A large billboard across the front of the bar advertized a “Drag Queen Review” in huge letters. In smaller letters it announced that Thursday night was “Amateur Drag Queen Singer Night,” Friday night was “Amateur Drag Queen Imposter Night,” And Saturday was “Amateur Drag Queen Stripper Night.” Tracey knew that if he ever got up the nerve to enter any of those contests he.