”“But don’t you see? I would never leave Francie at a time like that. We both agreed that once the baby is born, she’d be way too sore and bus... for a long time to even consider sex. And she’ll get in shape pretty quickly afterward. By the time she hits National Service, she won’t be having any problem attracting guys and getting just what she wants. No more, no less. But until the baby is born, she’s the only one I’m giving that kind of attention to,” I said.“You know what, J? I think I just. "Kara, mi Corazon," she said, "let your father be happy for his reasons. You should be happy for your own. Hurting him is not going to do you good."That was sort of my mantra: Let others find satisfaction in what I did, but I did it for me.Except ONE thing. Sex. Knew all about it. After all, it was a big portion of my dad's relationships to Stepmoms One through Three. And heaven knows, as soon as I had breasts (not that they're that big anyway) I started getting urged to contribute to the. "She looked at me with a very serious countenance and I nodded as if I understood. "If I date someone, everybody in town knows about it before long. There aren't many secrets here. Understand?"I nodded again."That brings me to my dilemma. I like men... and sex... but... if I date a local man and have sex, I would soon have a reputation as an easy girl. All the guys... the wrong guys... would hound me to death, trying to... you know, get me to have sex with them. All the women, on the other. Severely"Simone had paled at this speech I delivered at her."Is that understood?" My voice had risen gradually but I was almost bellowing now."Y-y-yes, Papa!" Good. You have 5 minutes to clean up and get back here. For every minute longer, you will receive 10 lashes. Now, MOVE!"Like a shot, Simone was gone from her chair and headed for the shower in their room. Janey didn't move.I calmly placed my watch on the table and started the timer. At 30 seconds she began to fidget. At 45 seconds I.