And he hadn't even realized he'd missed cuddling with Mom until he found himself sitting beside her on the sofa at home. Warm and secure feelings dati...ng back to infancy flooded over him while they sat close, dressed in the matching nightgowns they'd changed into at Mom's suggestion. They lay against each other; they played with each other's hair. Mom seemed to take a particular delight in that.She told him he'd done a good job on his legs. Alan blinked and wondered what was supposed to be so. International law requires that there be an official of the United States able to handle embassy business at all times. If there is no official the embassy must close. Once closed it could take months to go through the process to reopen. That said, do you think you can handle an additional title for the time you are there?” I asked.“BJ, I will do whatever you need me to do,” Andy replied.“Stand, raise your right hand, place your left hand on the bible; Josie, hold the bible. The Secretary will. In those dreams I thought I heard mydoctor's voice again. He was agreeing with me that this was what Ireally wanted and that this was right for me and that this was good forme and that it was about time I admitted this to myself and accept thatI was a sissy - and that I could be one without having to worry aboutbeing gay. I was so happy at this. Even in my dreams. It was such ahappy dream that I didn't mind when I began having that same dream overand over again. I loved having that dream. She knew how to appeal to me with her cooking as well, to say nothing of that massage business.Then there was Paige. Any woman who would gladly take Heather as her lover and agree to be her bride won major brownie points with me. I wanted Heather to have romance in her life as well as friendship with benefits, after all. The fact that Paige declared herself my girlfriend and was such a good friend to Becca sealed the deal for me.In a word, “yes,” as I told them, “I feel various forms of.