Make an adjustment

Tom held the coin in his hand and smiled at Sarah, knowing it was better to go along with the plan as she had already made up her mind about it. "I wish that Sarah would become Latasha Monroe, in physical appearance as well as reality, for the next 3 weeks with no one other than Sarah and I knowing who she really is." With that, the coin became warm to his touch and he just sighed and watched as a momentary shimmer blinded the two of them. When he was able to see clearly again, the person he had known as Sarah was gone.

Latasha, for all intents and purposes, was now standing in front of him.

Sarah...no, Latasha, blinked a few times before she smiled and turned her attention towards Tom. "I know it's not my business to mention but I knew I had to say something to you before the poor girl makes a bigger mistake." He already knew the coin would make adjustments but he was still taken aback at how much Sarah had BECOME their neighbor, with tone and mannerisms down to where it was indistinguishable between their real neighbor and the person standing in front of him. "I mean, it was hard to lose Sarah for the kids...and Ben and I feel that it was great for you to try again after the past year and a half."

Eighteen months? Tom thought with a bit of surprise but he had played enough poker to keep as strong a poker face as possible, something that thankfully carried on to Latasha, who took the twitch on his face as a nagging reminder of his wife's passing and she placed a hand to comfort him. "Sorry..."

"No, it's fine."

She smiled again and slowly got back onto her feet, not easy with an otherwise slender frame and the beach-ball hanging in front of her. "God, I'll be glad when these two pop out. 5 times already, you'd think I'd be used to it." She ran a hand along the curve of her stomach and then smiled again at him. "Listen, I'll talk with Moriah again, I'm sure she's worried that she overstepped her boundaries and made a mess of things, okay?"

Tom nodded and gently helped the very pregnant woman to the door and after giving her a friendly hug, watched from the porch as she crossed the street and entered the Monroe house. As he turned back and walked into the house, he closed the door behind him and held the coin in his hand. "Okay, now what..."