Of course, Lisa was long past the age where she needed a babysitter now, but his wife still didn’t want her to stay at home alone. He didn’t under...tand the reasons why, but it wasn’t necessary for him to understand. He was just expected to obey.He remembered when his daughter had been born. She was such a little thing that he was afraid that he’d crush her when he held her. He looked down at her, terrified by the responsibility that she represented. So many things could go wrong raising a kid.. She looked Melissa up and down more than once. Melissa started to realise that Amy was not used to this. The scenario was alien to her. She decided she would have to prompt her; make her feel at home. Amy felt more than a little uncomfortable, until that is, Melissa spoke to her. Melissa smiled and cocked her head to one side; straightening it she said, “can I get you anything, mistress,” emphasising the ‘mistress’ element. Amy registered the word and looked at her. “You can get me a plate of. "Well, I didn't say that," he replied sheepishly."She'd smack the shit out of you, is what you mean," Cathy giggled.James was sitting there, enigmatic grin pasted to his lips, shaking his head. "Mmm-mmm," he grunted."So what's your problem?" David asked him.James kept the smile. "White boys always be talkin' bout eatin' pussy. You wouldn't catch me doin' that shit."There were some catcalls. He shook his head again, and said, "You white girls tricked these boys into stickin' they tongue where it. The cheating whore is history."The words were not even out of my mouth when my mother said:"I raised you as a Christian Rob and it is Christian to forgive. The poor girl made a bad mistake but she is young. She loves you and she wants your forgiveness so you can get back together."Marlene, my oldest sister chimed in with, "She does love you Rob, we can all see that and I know that you know it too. You can work through this if you will just meet her halfway."Then my father said, "She's young and.