"Steven?" Yes." Anita." I know. I knew right away." Yes," she said, and paused again, and she began lightly, "I guess I didn't --" She took a deep bre...th. I could see her red lips as they breathed against her handset. "Could you meet me at the airport? I leave at two." She said quickly, "If you say no, I'll understand." Why would I say no?" Well... If you want to." I can be there."She gave me the airline and the gate, and I hung up. Now I had to call Ronnie about our lunch date. I dialed. The Klan had to be eradicated, once and for all, in our area, and this was our best chance to achieve that goal. Why wait for them to burn crosses on our lawns, when we could take the war to them? Uncle Curtis took out another Klansman with his dagger, cutting his taint wide open, while Aunt Molly plunged hers into yet another man’s chest.There were six of them now, and they dropped their guns to surrender, including Stick as well as Guy. Billy was dead, so these were the senior surviving. And nothing funny. We got get you into the showerand dressed. We got a long car ride ahead of us."I reached to undo the gag first, but found that it was padlocked on."Sorry about that, baby," he said, "I just didn't want to listen to anymoreof your cockamamie delusions." Cause either I'm crazy," he continued as he reached under my skirt andfelt the furry mound that hid my true identity, "or this is the weirdestpenis I ever felt."I untied my legs. I struggled to get the shoes or the dress. . you know, forced, to do those things we did on the way home." I was truthful with you, honey." But why, Mother?" he asked. "Why me?" Because... because..." she paused as she kept her gaze steady on his eyes. "Johnny, the most important thing about it is that I... I love you." I know that, Mother." I mean, like a man, not just as if you were my son," she said. "I love you the way a woman would -- should -- love a man. I love you in every way a woman is supposed to love her man, and I want you.