We recovered and snuck out to get a break upstairs. It would have felt funny to be at a bar wearing nothing but a towel, but everyone was that way. I ...found Terry on a couch and she saved a spot next to her.We didn’t talk much for a while and then she opened up first,“Please don’t take this wrong, but how was Karen.”Trying to make light, “Compared to what?” I laughed. She didn’t.“Not funny. You know what I mean. Was she bet…?”“Better than you? She wasn’t even in your league” “You're right. Her. “There is a celebration to plan. I just want to know who is in it with me and how extravagant it should be.”Juli played the straight role perfectly, “Celebration? What’s the occasion?Mom looked directly at Helen and Tim put his arm around her, his fingertips grazing the side of her breast, causing her to shiver slightly. “A birthday and anniversary. Specifically, Helen’s nineteenth birthday and her first year with us, only a couple weeks apart.”Juli jumped at the chance, “The biggest we can. Steve said he mentioned it to you in the interview. How did that go by the way?” I was flustered for so many reasons. Ed was stood there, hands casually in his designer suit pockets, looking all devilishly handsome, that was enough to get me flustered on an average day. Making matters worse was that my note sender had chosen that time to increase the power at which the egg buzzed deep inside me. “Yeah, yes! The interview went good,” I said, a few octaves higher than I usually spoke. I could. “Good. Your white blood cells are doing their job to attack the bacteria, but the bacteria are multiplying a bit faster than the white blood cells can kill it. They are catching up, but not quite fast enough to keep you from getting a fat red pimple full of pus. If you are one of those like us with the ability to do this, then acne, viruses, and infections will never be able to take hold, providing you are conscious at the time.Arthur proceeded to outline two methods to eradicate the bacteria..