Oh really? Why’s that?So you could help me…With what?Something I probably shouldn’t be doing.Oh... I sat there stunned. Although I had ...not come out and told her exactly what I was doing I knew she had figured it out. The next few minutes felt like hours. All I could think was did I go too far? What if she had shown my brother? The familiar buzzing of my phone brought me back to reality and my hand was shaking as I checked the incoming message.I didn’t know you thought of me like. When the coffee finished, I poured coffee for each of us adding the tiniest bit of creamer to Britt's. She could drink it black but preferred that little bit of creamer still. We were eating and just looking at each other when Dad came down. Mel came down followed shortly by Mom. Mom asked, "Is everybody okay?"Mel said, "I slept with Chaddie and Britt last night. I probably cramped their style. I've never slept next to a man before. It was comforting to know that my brother and little sister. He keptup his act before Claire went to sing a song with one of the maleperformers while he retreated into the background.Once the song turned into a dance number, Peter struggled to keep upwith the other girls' steps. While Peter had helped choreograph theroutine and had practiced it from time to time in solitude under thestage lights, staying in unison with the other performers was toodifficult for him to do.Jacques winced as he watched Peter fail to dance in complete conformitywith the. His priorities had changed, and his family had reacted to that.He looked at the plate of treats and grabbed a slice of apple. As he ate it, he compared it to the stale popcorn that had been his typical late afternoon fare. It was a much healthier choice. The recent months had been filled with so many changes and all of them for the positive.Harry came out and sat down in the chair next to him. With a grin, he said, “Ted has a date tomorrow night.”“Ted has a date? Who is she?”“A girl we met last.