"What's up?" Tom asked."The old lady found out about the group." Time for him to take a draw on his rum. "She wasn't sure what to do, but I give her...credit for coming up with a unique answer. Her idea was that she'd get some payback, so she got a guy to fuck her and made me watch. And didn't let me enjoy it either." Jesus," "Fuck," and "Damn" came out of our mouths, almost simultaneously."Then she made me blow his cummy cock. Now that I didn't mind, but she stopped him before he could. She eagerly jumped up, ran to her window, and peered out into the darkness. Way out by the stables, she could just barely see the headlights of the big truck which the chief horse trainer always drove.Her heart leaped to her throat as she turned from the window, ran out of her room, and flew down the stairs. She flung the back door open and ran into the darkness, heading straight for the stables.About halfway to her destination, the teenager laughed, realizing that she was completely naked. She. There was something missing. I don't know if it was... I don't know what it was, but Hope filled it." Emotional connection?" What?" Marcus isn't normal." She had to hold up a hand to ward off Shawna's objection. "He isn't. I'm not saying he's a bad person, but he's not normal. That can't be easy to deal with, emotionally." He's wonderful." I know I didn't react well to him at Christmas, but I've thought about this, you know. He's... He means well, but does he really understand how you feel? Can. He's in surgery still. No one has told us anything yet." Tears were steadily flowing down her face. "Play well today for him. He'd never forgive himself if you didn't win because of him."I suddenly wondered if my parents even knew. I called my mom's cell and got her voice mail. Twenty minutes later I called again."Maddie! What a surprise. Why are you calling this time of morning?" I was calling to see if you had been told about your son." Oh, him. Yes we know he's hurt. Your father is mad.