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complications, if that's what you mean"

"She? You have a woman doctor for Summer?"

"Doctor Melrose She's in with Doctor Stern, and Summer was more comfortable with her"

"oh Yes" She looked at ht start to cry any moment

"I'rief just grew deeper

"I hate to see you lose your innocence so soon in your life Suh as she sat back and swung her eyes toward the

Molanced at me and smirked

"You weren't much older when you lost yours Mother" she said

Grandan stiffened quickly and looked at her

"Even so Rain, that ith my consent It's hardly the same loss of innocence"

"There's no point inher feel any worse than she feels about it Mother"

"I know that Don't you think I know that?" She paused and studied me "You mustn't think about it anymore" she said "You must pretend hard that it never happened, that it was just so unpleasant and it works if you really try hard, Lately," she continued, ards to Alison Do you know that last week she went out four times with four different men When I co Nohat's that supposed to ? How do you -shop for men?"

"Why didn't you ask her?" Mommy inquired

"And have her tellme I don't want to hear about any of her exploits"