Tracy and all the girls had shed their outerwear and were splashing in the pool."Are you used to having teenagers around?" Becky asked."My daughter is... sixteen. I would like for her to be around more. She lives in Texas with her mother." I can understand that. My ex-husband lives in California. My daughter goes out there a couple of times a year." What keeps you in Albuquerque?" My parents live here. I moved back here after the divorce." Do you live in this community?" My parents do and Crystal. And I want to find out what it is," he said as they headed in tothe kitchen to put the kettle on.Chapter 6Stephen and Emily both went to bed early that night. They had spent along time travelling and Emily had to get up the next morning to starther new job. Emily fell asleep straight away but Stephen stayed awakethinking about all the strange things that he had seen. What was withthe way the women dressed? And where were all the men? Sure NatalieGoodman had explained that his husband was out. I headed to the bathroom, I would soon know if we were still friends or mortal enemies. I waited until I heard her washing her hands before I walked in. I went to the medicine chest and handed her a new tube of toothpaste, a new toothbrush and a travel bottle of mouthwash. I sat and peed while she freshened up and then I did the same. There was a double sink so we each had one. I noticed her in the mirror looking at her self. She had a nice hickey by her right nipple and another small one on. AftermathA few days later, while I was cooking Andrea's evening meal, she phonedme: she was going to be a bit late... A work related thing. Could Iplease put the dinner on hold?I bit my tongue and said that I would. She eventually rolled in at about20-00 hours - that's eight pm for the civilians reading this (that's ifanyone ever does!). She gave me a big happy, sloppy kiss and I went backto resurrecting the meal. She had given me something to think about:several things actually. How many times.