Now, after the storm, it was all academic anyway. Mike was brought out of his reverie by Kate's hand on his arm. "Jesus, Mike, you are jumpy! Not su...rprising, really. Must have been quite a shock." Kate prattled on as she handed him a cup of hot sweet tea. "Best after the shock and all you've been through. Now I insist that you pack some clothes in a suitcase and come and stay in our spare suite; it's no trouble, and I won't hear anything else." Under the circumstances, Mike was happy to. "Katie, I'm so happy for you to meet my boyfriend, CJ," I said proudly, turning my attention over to him. CJ, this is Katie, my best friend, since...forever," I announced."Nice to meet you...finally," Katie said, smiling. "This is Cameron...Cam," Katie said, pulling her boyfriend over to make the acquaintance. It was so great to hang out with them. Since I had started seeing CJ, I had really cut myself off from just about everyone else. I guess that's typical. KT and I talked and texted a lot,. " Your English doesn't seem to bad to me," I lied. "Try me again." I asked if you are happy."I was a little puzzled that this. "Reasonably so, I guess."She appeared a little crestfallen when she said, "Then you like to play with boys, not girls?" Did you mean to ask me if I was gay?" Si" In that case, I am not gay. I like girls very much. I just haven't had any time for them with my studies." You like some pussy?"I was dumb struck and didn't know what to say. I think my mouth dropped open as I. The phone's incessant ringing brought me to the living room, and as I reached it, I cut it off mid-ring."Hello?" I said, probably with a little more attitude than was normal. My mother's voice answered back."Well 'hello' to you too, Tommy. Something wrong, honey?" Oh, no no, Ma, I just thought it would be someone else. How are you and the family?" It was a term we had all used before. Rather than simply referring to my own parents, "the family" meant both my and Nick's parents. We had.