The next is already arriving. Borthun and Yela's little Dave, Arden and Alicia are expecting again, as is Felicia and Cyrus." Mom said. "I even hear t...hat Fred and Ariana are planning a Taluatan bonding ceremony next week and that Ariana is already expecting. So are Porter and Glova Burgess." I'm not sure if its public knowledge yet," Andy said, "but so are Riah and Zaiah."Darn!" Mom said, automatically substituting the word because we were there. "Here we go again, huh? Did someone slip. I crossed into their backyard and walked right to their kitchen door. I didn't knock; I simply opened the door and walked right on in. That's when I saw them.They were bent over the kitchen table.Well actually Mike was the one bent over the table. Beth was bent over Mike fucking him hard, really hard. She was wearing huge strap-on dildo that looked more like the business end of a baseball. A loud slap-slap-slap thundered in the room as hip met butt and the dildo disappeared into Mike's ass. I passed out again and never even knew her name. It suffices to say Monday’s first class was not a highlight. From that point on, I was acknowledged as a member of the house lesbian circle. I could never remember what I said or did, but there it was. For the most part, it made no difference in my life. Six days a week were consumed by school and homework. Saturdays I would occasionally go out with the other girls. Five years later, I looked back on those two years with a critical eye. My alter. Mark’s United Church as the minister droned through a Bible reading. Resting her head on my shoulder, my girlfriend lightly stroked my thigh with her fingers. As the reading ended, the congregation stood for a hymn and, a bit reluctantly, we joined them. Candles and dim lights were the only illumination as the congregation celebrated Christmas Eve.My girlfriend and I weren’t usually churchgoing types. Tania followed a rather personal and quirky blend of paganism and Buddhism. I was an atheist.