I got the living room and kitchen straightened up and figured I could at least set the stage for a discussion or whatever so I dimmed the lights in th... living room and sat on the floor next to his records and CDs. I looked for something that would be nice to listen to and perhaps a bit romantic, and found Sade’s CD which I put on just as Matt returned to the kitchen. Matt peaked his head into the living room and saw me sitting there and said, “Find something you like?” He switched off the. Hoeing was hard work, made harder by having to do it in nearly intolerable heat, despite it being early in the morning. To avoid the deadly hot sun of midday, he only worked in the garden early in the morning and late in the afternoon. He was going to have to quit working soon, he knew, or he’d start becoming dizzy.It seemed to him that the barest hint of moisture made plants appear as if by magic. Unfortunately, most of the plants that came out of the ground, weren’t the plants he was trying. When Hannah got tired of that, she pushed Monique over until her long black hair was covering our faces, and Hannah did the "Repeat after me" thing with her:"My name was Monique Delacroix. It is now Monique Williams. When I was homeless you gave me a home. When I was going to be killed you saved my life. When I had medical problems you ordered them corrected. When you accepted me I became your concubine, your property. You own me; I belong to you. My body is yours to use in any way that gives. Not bad enough to cancel the match, but bad enough to make it an uncomfortable day. I moved from court to court and the boys were doing well. My number one player was making mince meat of his opponent and had started to toy with the kid, as is his wont; he’s a bit more than an asshole. I pulled him over and told him that as soon as he finished the kid off, he could head home. I watched the rest of the match from my car and it was over very quickly. Jeanne, the senior stats girl, who had been.