"Miriam was up here a couple weeks ago and took her niece to dinner."Cindy nodded."She said she saw you at the restaurant." Did she? She didn't say an...ything." That's because," Madison spoke softly, but firmly, "she says you were at your table making out with another girl."Cindy gulped. She knew exactly what her Mother was talking about."Cindy, I'm not a bigot. What people do with their lives is their business. But we raised you better than that. You know your father and I disapprove of that. I am near panic. I can't tear my eyes from him. Ifumble for the door handle, and fling it wide,charging up the stairs to my second storyapartment. My hand can barely hold the keysteady enough to get it into the lock. I bolt intomy apartment.God... what's wrong with me? I've beendressing since I was in junior high, and I'venever been caught. Now I've got some guy outthere who not only saw me, but knows it wasME, not some woman. Worse, he seemsinterested. I can't allow myself to get intosomething. .. "You casted Sierra for Jessie?" I whispered incredulously to Tommy."She had the body. The tits. God knows the ass. The sex appeal. I mean... Ohhhhh, shit. This is her. Damn, she's sexy! I'm good! I am good!" Tommy, could you give us a minute?" I said. "Sierra, how you been? You look good. You look good."We briefly hugged."Good. Good. I'm closing up these last scenes before I retire," she said. My mouth gaped."Wait, retire? You just got in the business. You were one of my firsts. And. When she reached his belt she slid them around behind and down and pulled their bodies together. They embraced and kissed for a long time.They exited the building to find a glorious spring day. Faranger thought that the leaves must be just a little bigger than they were yesterday, but he couldn't tell. They took hands and headed down the street, grinning at each other every now and then like children playing hooky. They went into a coffee shop on the corner across from the park. Faranger went.