Now hear me real good, we are never ever goin' back to all that hand to mouth desperate livin' we been doin'. I promise you this by all I hold dear, w...ich is you and our baby." I ain't no baby, Pa," Ida Mae protested. Her eyes were glued on the passing landscape at the same time her ears listened to every word her parents said. Her mother gave her a little squeeze. "Can we ride in this here car again tomorrow, Pa?" We sure can, Punkin," Harley promised his daughter with a laugh. "And the day. She was a little shorter than him and she had a nice, rounded figure. She wore jeans and long sleeve t-shirt, not fancy, just, casual. A little eye shadow made her eyes look smoky and her lips shone from a hint of clear lip gloss. “You’re even more beautiful than I imagined,” he blurted. She smiled at him and it lit up her face. Joe’s heart leapt into his throat. “Oh, I, um, we should, er…” He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “Shall we eat?” he asked. “Sure, where do you want to go?” He. Perfect, thank you. Now first try hands in pocket."I adjusted accordingly. You furrowed your eyebrows and crinkled your nose."Hmm, would the subject please lift his arms above his head and hold his hands together behind his head?"I adjusted myself again."Perfect, thanks!"You started sketching again, to me the true art being how you approached drawing. You were mesmerized, possessed, the pencil moving you more than you are moving it.During this time, I couldn't help but think. Looking at you. The Queen to be felt she should be exempt from this ages old gender bias that would rob her of her deserved resting place.Her female slave-girl attendants, Lila and Zeruba, fanned her and shaded her from the setting sun to keep her skin tone as light as possible. The lighter skin tone was seen as more pleasing to the Gods and a sure sign of royal upbringing. She could see Lila was starting to get a little fat around the middle. Neferuptah hoped it was from eating a little too enthusiastically.