"Your father got a boner when you took your shirt off," said Mallory."No way!" gasped Randy, who looked away from Sam's naked breasts for the first ti...e since they'd been bared."It's no big deal," said Sam. "He got one when I kissed him too. After all is said and done, he's just a man. That's all." You kissed your dad?!" Randy gasped again."We had an argument," said Sam in an offhand manner. "We had to kiss and make up." Yeah, but you kissed your dad!" Randy felt it was important to say. Your father, when he had those powers ... he hurt people. Sometimes badly.” She sighed to herself. That’s an understatement. He killed. He punched some thugs hard enough to crush their skulls and what he did to Desdemona was awful. He ripped her to pieces, literally. They still haven’t found all of her body.Joey shuddered and looked away. “No...” he said. “He didn’t...” It did not sound convincing.He knows. And he probably feels responsible. I’m not going to press him on this. “Delgado got. "Damn It, it's locked," she muttered under her breath.She rattled the knob as loudly as she dared and then quietly knocked on the door. She stood waiting, and thought, Don't take too long, Jesse, I can't stand out here for long without someone seeing me.Just then the door cracked open and a sleepy-eyed and yawning Jesse said, "Whaaat?" Let me in, please!" What! Why? I'm not dressed" You ass, let me in, quickly before somebody sees me!"Jesse stepped back and opened the door wide enough to allow. " Sure, man, I'll do what I kin. But, why were y'all shootin' at us. We didn't do nothin' to ya." We wuz trying to ruin the railroad so some decent White folks kin take it over an' chase out the niggers. That's all. Oh... It do hurt sumpthin' fierce!" He's done passed out. I swear to goshen, he ain't gonna last more than a couple more hours at most, the way he's bleedin' inside." Yeah, I think ya're right. What'll we do?" Ya stay with 'im an' I'll go see what the conductor has to say 'bout.