..We could be a little bit more prepared," I grimace."I... I can't say I'm surprised," mum says softly, taking Jenny from meas Sarah and I sit down. "...You two HAVE taken a lot on your shoulders." Everyone keeps saying that," Sarah says with a snort of laughter."Maybe they have a point," mum says softly. "I will confess, your fatherand I half-expected you to move back in with us within two weeks ofleaving. Not because of a break-up, of course, but because- well, youknow..." You thought we. We managed to keep the play to a minimum and soon were out and dressed. I'd checked the flight schedules and Trish's flight looked to be pretty much on time – about 10 minutes late was what the online info said. If we left by 11:00 we could stop along the way to have a quick lunch and be there when Trish arrived.Houston airport was like many other large airports, crowded and sometimes confusing. We finally found the gate where Trish would be coming out and I told Jordan that after her mom. Sex with Abbie was so great!A couple years later we celebrated some wonderful sexual milestones! Our youngest, Meghan turned 11 and Seamus Jr. turned 10. Meg and Shay, most likely due to their Mulgrew family environment, became very sexually active. Meg at nearly 12 asked me to be her first, a gift and an incredible honor for any father. Shay lost his virginity to, of all people, Cathleen! I know, I know. I thought Cathy was strictly lesbian, too. But, as she matured, it turned out that she was. . , that men are not my preference and they haven’t been for a long time. I don’t want you to think that I am leading you on or teasing you. It’s just that I don’t have a sexual preference for men. I... , I... , prefer my own sex.”There was silence in the car. Laurie looked to Brian for some response and she could see he was thinking of what to say. She let the silence continue.Brian finally said, “I thank you for telling me that. I know it was a hard thing for you to say. I sensed that.