He would have disciplined her for any defiance, and the current bruise on her butt was nothing compared to what he could raise. But he could hear from...the tone of her voice that she was genuinely afraid and trying her best to be honest and speaking in simple truthfulness. Still... “How could you not know?”Amber trembled. “Neto was the only boyfriend I ever had.”“That’s impossible!”“I mean he was the only boyfriend I ever got physical with.”“Really?”“It’s true, Ricardo.”“So he took you as a. " A huge smile came up on her face; sheleaned forward and kissed me on my lips. We stayed like that for an hourjust kissing. When we stopped she said, "John…I think I love you,too…I really do." My heart wanted to jump out of my throat of excitementand my eyes just filled with tears; she smiled, pulled her tongue out andjust licked my face few times to wipe the tears off, "But still, I hopethat you will be the same, John; I just love you more when you are so goodlittle slave-toy, ha?" I looked. Again, the wine was beginning to do my thinkingfor me. And, unfortunately, my talking.So when Tanya said I looked like I was ready to flirt with anything introusers, I got hotheaded and said, "Well, that makes me just like you."She remained calm but couldn't let that nastiness pass without reacting. I understood my error at once and suddenly felt sober. My mouth openedand closed several times as I tried to find words that would repair thedamage. No luck. Instead I only squeaked out a weak. .." Bobby related to Trish over the phone."Okay. Bad news first, I guess," Trish sighed."My folks want to meet you. I was at the dinner table when you called and Mom figured out that there was a girl involved..." Oh, shit! What do they know?" Pop knows just about everything we can be honest about, but Mom only knows there is a girl," Bobby related."Your father knows..." ... That you're black? Yes -- and he was REALLY cool about it!" Bobby exulted."Okay. But your mother..." She's high-strung..