“No, really Katie. It could be just what you need.”Janie knew of Katie’s situation, the two girls had confided in each other as women do.“I do...’t need support Janie, I need money.” Katie complained.“You can get money Katie. Jed, my husband took me there last week and has made me attend there regularly ever since,” Janie continued, “I get money for him.”“What do they want then?” Katie creased her pretty brow in puzzlement.“Well,” Janie spoke close to Katie’s ear, “you know there are some men who. That being said, I haven’t told her about Maria. I don’t think she’d be upset, but for some reason I just didn’t tell her and now it’s kind of too late. So please don’t say anything to her.”“I won’t, Dad. I promised Mr. Sullivan that I would never tell anyone as a condition of receiving my birthday present. But it still bothers me for some reason. I guess it’s partly because mom’s so hot and all my friends talk about wanting to fuck her or see her naked and I have to tell them to knock it. He felt it was his fault that I'd been hurt both times, despite my protests to the contrary, and urged me to comply with the Witches' demands. I hadn't been able to deny him that, so I bit my lip and put up with it.A profound sense of relief swamped when Aunt Annie released me from her care and the first thing I did was go for a run in the woods behind my house. Being confined to bed for most of the last week had made me stiff and restless and I'd just about gone insane with the need to move. I. . This world was too crazy for her. ----------------------- Akane staggered and put out a hand to steady himself against the furo wall. Some curious dislocation continued to make itself felt. Groaning, Akane got to the door and wondered where his... uh oh. His scream brought everyone else in the household. ------------------------ "A curse, Akira?" Sixteen year old Nabiki frowned and shook her head. "Even with all the craziness Ranma here brought in, that's a little difficult to swallow.".