" he ran down, staring again at my lady, radiant in the dying light of the Island sun.I knew the feeling, I'd spent many white nights—you know, thos...e nights when you just can't sleep—staring at that photo. The strange thing was my reaction had changed since starting school. My original reaction to my surprise present was disbelief. When I took the backing paper off I could barely believe such a creature as the one I saw was willing to even acknowledge my existence. From there visceral lust took. Ofcourse, we already knew how that all ended, but it was kind ofinteresting to learn a little more about how it started in the firstplace.The rest of the day passed in a blur, partly because I napped throughone of my classes, and almost before I knew it I was on my way home. Isaid a quick good-bye to Jeke then ran for home, eager to get away fromthe mind numbing boredom of school. About the only reason I botheredgoing there in the first place was that I could hang around with Jekefor part of. From the bottom of the steps, I gazed over the sea of blankets. There were four bodies, including my daughter's. They were arranged like a backwards E and the light from the partially open bathroom door, missed landing directly on all of them.Callie was in the middle. Her golden curls were unmistakable. It looked like her friends Lauren and Mickie were on either side of her, with Jenna laying above their heads with her feet towards me.I hadn't done anything wrong at that point. I could turn. "I know exactly how you must feel. Just as I understand your natural curiosity about a homosexual experience. I felt the same way once. Before I converted to lesbianism."Sarah felt as if she were on an elevator that had just plummeted from the penthouse to the lobby in record time. Her stomach lurched at the impact of the young woman's words. Fern was a lesbian! And Gene expected Sarah to have sex with her! The thought of having anything to do with another woman made the shocked brunette's.