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rule；　he　liked　bitter　drinks？truly　lousy　black　coffee　and　vodka　straight　from　the　bottle。　This　punch

was　way　too　。　。　。　fruity。

Better　learn　to　love　it！

？Oh；　I　just　went　through　your　e…mails；？　Jeanette　piped　in。　？Your　gmail　was　open　when　I

borrowed　your　puter。　What　a　writer　this　Greg　is！？　She　patted　him　affectionately　on　the　head；

and　Dan　noticed　that　Vanessa　had　followed　them　into　the　kitchen　and　was　now　zooming　in　on

Dan？s　red　face。

？I？ve　been　showing　Greg　here　the　mostadorable　pictures　of　you；　Daniel！？　Jeanette　linked　her　arm

through　Greg？s　and　grabbed　a　worn　manila　envelope　off　of　the　kitchen　counter　with　her　other

hand。　Dan　watched　in　horror　as　his　mother　released　Greg　and　proceeded　to　spread　out　a　bunch　of

creased　old　photos　of　Dan　as　a　kid　on　the　kitchen　counter…top。　？I　was　just　telling　Greg　how　funny

you　were　as　a　little　boy？whenever　you　played　dress…up；　you　always　raided　my　closet。　Dresses　and

jewelry；　the　sparklier　the　better！？　Dan　stared　down　unprehendingly　at　a　photograph　of　himself

at　five　years　old；　dressed　in　a　frilly　purple　cocktail　dress；　his　hips　cocked　defiantly。

？And　you　see！？　Jeanette　continued；　tapping　a　sloppily　painted　rainbow　nail　against　the

photograph。　？He　was　always　stealing　my　lipstick；　too！？　Greg　and　Jeanette　chuckled　together；

lightly　touching　each　other？s　arms。

？I　did　the　exact　same　thing　when　I　was　a　kid！？　Greg　giggled。　？And　yet　my　parents　were

somehow　surprised　when　I　came　out？can　youeven　？？　？Oh；　we　always　suspected　things　might　turn

out　this　way。？　Jeanette　smiled　admiringly；　reaching　over　to　smooth　down　Dan？s　messy　brown　hair。

Dan　looked　up　to　see　if　Vanessa　was　still　filming；　but　she　seeme