I looked back up at Christy, “Yes that’s… err… more than adequate” she explained. I dropped my eyes away as I noted her tongue flicking out ...and briefly wetting her lips as she shifted in her seat.I already knew that this strange conversation was having seemingly contradictory reactions between my head and body. Part was indeed due to Jane’s approaching visit but I was admitting to myself that for the first time I understood that my sister was a sexual creature and possibly… probably… definitely. Patti had to practically carry me down the two flights of stairs to the gym."Here's the routine. First you're going on a strict diet; we've got to get that fat off of you. You'll be doing a lot of running and light weightlifting for the next couple of months. We're also going to be doing floor exercises and yoga."Yoga? Isn't that for women?"The look that I got and the sinister smile convinced me that it was not."When we've got your weight down as low as possible, then we'll start building your. Just quiet, nothing else but silence enough to hear birds singing and crickets chirping. Just peace and quiet is all that he wants. Is that too much to ask to have after all that he’s been through in helping to save his country from terrorism and their citizens from terrorists? ‘Can’t I have some peace and quiet? Please?’ Actually, the perfect candidate to be living in Montana, Wyoming, the back woods of Maine, or even Vermont, places where there are more animals than people, he should be. “So, how come you have a fourteen year old girl as your be-” Sharon bit off her sentence when she saw the expression on George’s face, “Ok, there is more to it than that.”Jill heard her, and George and Jill made the mistake of exchanging looks, the way all kinds of couples who are very close do. Really close people can communicate just with their eyes and faces, as if they can read faces. The way they acted together actually suggested they were lovers. Also the nature of their shared expression.