"Who is this, Jay?" Cheryl asked."Don't worry. Julienne is my cousin. I'll be fine."Julienne and Jay drove off and parked in a secluded spot."I thin...k it's time to swap back," Julienne said."I think you are right. How do we do that?" We need one last bet from the Cheater's Stone." Yeah, one that you are sure to lose." It doesn't work like that. You can't cheat the Cheater's Stone. It hasto be a real bet." It does?" Yeah." What happens if it's not?" Well then it punishes you." How does it do. I couldn't read his mind and the man I was a passenger indidn't seem to realize I was onboard. We followed the woman as she addedto our box: five pounds of apples, a generous box of plums, and a smallbox of cherry tomatoes. We grunted some as we hoisted the box back upagainst our middle and started back towards his car. I was relieved to beleaving; and a little embarrassed to be walking like we were. I felt likeher beast of burden as we carried her box of assorted veggies and fruit. Her box. .. Wait a sec, it was coming back to me.I grappled ahold of the insubstantial concept, not permitting the universe from distracting me this time, as it seemed surely that it was so trying, with all kinds of noise, ambulance siren very near, noisy jet flying low overhead, car alarm right in my ear, and sights; wind blowing up a skirt, child chasing ball into roadway, a UFO.I just stubbornly held tightly to the insight, not getting distracted by how world-changing it was, just teasing out and. Oh yeah, that 'papers to get to' was pretty good. Iused it last night after you left. It worked fine the second time,too" Donna? Damn, ... Daphne made it very clear I'm to stay away fromher."Virginia sipped her coffee. "That's sibling rivalry. Donna likes totake Daphne's boyfriends away from her. Likes to see if they're trulygay, or just bisexual. She'll be hitting on you by the end of nextweek, count on it."Ron was now truly upset. "So what am I supposed to do? Stay with asissy I.