"Well..." Emily said playing with a loose strand of her hair. "How dothey feel?" she asked in a happy sing song manner before taking a sipfrom her own... cup."Well, better than I expected," Andrew said. Emily's face lit up. Henoticed this too and continued. " Before you get too excited let me justsay that I'm still not pleased to have too do this." Whatever you say big boy," se said teasing him. "But tell me how dothey feel. Come on. They're my panties, you owe me that much at least!" Whoa. Shhhh.. “I should say, ‘Thank you.’”“You're welcome. For the stew. When do you think we will see each other again?”“Based on our track record, the best case scenario would be next St. Patrick's Day when I pick up my holiday dessert from your grocery store. So, 365 days, minus a few hours.”“That's too long. We need to keep you fed.” He cringed at his words. “I want to feed you.”What?“I want you to eat food and I eat food, together,” Jacob attempted to explain. “Dinner. Again. You're making me. Rachael and Sofia were next and I gave them the address of the house and asked them to call taxis and I would pay when they arrived. I also said that they had to behave because we would not be alone. One decision was made for me by fate but others had to be made too. I had to wait for the girls' arrivals to find how I would plot the rest of my life.When that was done the front door opened and Mary came in followed by a three year old cutie in a snow suit. When she saw me she hid behind her. " She came completely unglued. Joyce held her,and Emil held me for a long time.Emil carried me upstairs, still wrapped tightly in the blankets,and put me to bed. He then undressed, and climbed in next to me. "Emil, you don't have to do this. I've deceived you and hurt youand..." And you need sleep and I need to hold you." He kissed me, and Idid my best to snuggle against him despite the cocoon. I was toospent and confused to think, and fell asleep in his arms.The next morning I woke,.