There were laws against it - the laws of nature as well as the laws of man - and it was supposed to be something that all right minded people abhorred... Even though I was only a kid, well I guess actually a young adult, I had always considered myself an upright individual and I had always expected to grow up and be a responsible adult and a productive member of society. Yet the only question on my mind was, "Is it what my mom is really looking for."Regardless of the laws of man and nature if I. “Yeah, I know. It’s a pity we didn’t have some foreknowledge of how it would play out.“All the detective knew was that he was having an affair with Nicki and that other woman up in Doncaster, in Yorkshire, but he hadn’t got any details on the husband of the woman he was having a fling with up there, so there was nothing he or we could have done to stop what happened. It’s not our fault...”Sally finished his sentence: “I know that’s it’s not our fault. So why do we feel guilty?” She then burst. If you can make it, it leaves 7:30tonight, your time. You can pick up the ticket at the counter." Dad, ummm....did you..." Yes, KELLY, I used your legal name." Thanks." Just being practical. Something I wish I had succeeded in teaching you."Kelly choked back a sob at the hostility in her father's voice, but shemanaged to meekly assure him, "I'll see you tonight," before she shut herphone.* * *The next few hours were a blur. Kelly immediately called her boss andtook family emergency leave. After. ‘You can try it out on me, sugar,’ I imagined her replying. ‘I’m a sex addict and I’ve been trying to stop.’ ‘A sex addict? You are? Well, you know, it’s not good to stop cold turkey,’ I imagined saying to her. ‘We can have sex first, before I give you the hypnotic suggestion to make you stop.’ ‘Okay,’ I imagine her saying. Wow. I think I’m going to like this hypnotism. With this whole scenario running through my mind in a nanosecond, I was returned back to Starbucks with Gloria’s invitation..