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on the floor playing with his blocks and a toy dump truck. It reminded me of a very sexy bath that Adam and I took together recently. Not because it involved a dump truck, just because every time I started getting stressed out lately I thought about sex, and any time my mother was in the room, I was stressed out. Armed with his stationery and writing utensil, Bruce shook out his arms, loosened his shoulders, adjusted his sleeves, and after three attempts, found the perfect way to lean on the table. I sighed.
    Mr. J., on the other side of the table, looked like he was psyching himself up for an Olympic power-lifting event. He leaned back in his chair, covered his eyes with one perfectly manicured hand, in a modified “The Thinker” pose, and paused for dramatic effect. Clearly he was the Joan Crawford to Bruce’s Bette Davis. What ever happened to gay men who defied stereotypes? The only thing Bruce defied was logic.
    “Bar and Bat Mitzvah theme,” he said, sounding like Carnac the Magnificent.
    “Adam did a Las Vegas review,” Deb Roth said proudly.
    “Lily did the Civil Rights Movement,” the Ice Queen said, rolling her eyes.
    “You’ll never stop criticizing me for that!” I growled. “It was culturally relevant. Did you know that at the height of the Civil Rights movement as many as thirty percent of lawyers signing up voters in the south were Jewish?” They all stared at me.
    “Las Vegas?” Mr. J. repeated enthusiastically. “I have tons of contacts in Vegas.” There was a shocker. It was my turn to roll my eyes.
    “Oh yeah?” Adam sounded pretty enthusiastic too. I began to suspect that maybe he had never really gotten the “showman” out of his system.
    “Yes! And it’s simply the perfect place for last minute wedding that’s still fabulous!”
    “Vegas?” My mother sounded like she was asking him to describe his occasional irregularity.
    “Vegas?” Deb echoed. She didn’t sound nearly as excited as her baby boy.
    “Vegas!” Bruce said with a happy smile. Well, at least he was in.
    “I don’t think Vegas is a good idea,” my mother said dismissively.
    “I think it’s a great idea,” I said. Suddenly, I was a big fan of Sin City.
    “Lily, I don’t …” she tried again.
    “I don’t care. Adam likes the idea, and so do I. Vegas it is.” We glared at each other.
    “Mommy, will you blow up the balloon?” Josh asked from somewhere beneath the edge of the table, breaking the tension.
    “In a minute, honey,” Hannah answered. “You know, it might not be a bad idea. I mean, like he said, Vegas is perfect for last minute weddings and it will be warmer there.”
    “Yeah,” Sarah agreed. “And just because it’s Vegas doesn’t mean it has to be tacky.” Adam’s sisters obviously had my back and I loved them for it.
    “Mommy, I want the balloon,” Josh started to whine.
    “Be patient a minute, Joshua, and wait until Mommy’s done talking,” Hannah chided. “Rabbi Stein could still marry them. I’ll bet that he would love to take a little weekend trip.”
    Suddenly, everyone was involved in an animated discussion of a Las Vegas wedding. I was about to make a point about something, when I felt a little tug on my shirt. I looked down and there was Josh. Holding a condom.
    I grabbed Adam’s leg under the table. Or I should say, I meant to grab his leg, but I was a little off with my aim. He sat up with a jolt and I felt him get hard in my hand. This was going downhill fast. He looked at me like I was nuts. I jerked my head toward Josh, who was still standing there holding his “balloon.” Adam followed my gaze and his eyes got wider.
    “Lure him into the other room,” Adam hissed quietly into my ear.
    “He knows you better. He’s more likely to follow you,” I whispered back.
    “I’m indisposed,” he answered through gritted teeth.
    “Sorry about that.”
    “Just do it, Lilith. My sister will freak out and want to know why we weren’t more careful.”
    “Well,