I asked are you ok. Kanti replied no. Don’t laugh but I have always been afraid of the lightning and thunder. I got up and sat ant the hill she of t...e bed to give her a little comfort she scooted over to make room for me. She then put some of the top sheet over me. After 5 minutes of talking Kanti laid down with her back to me. After she was relaxed I too laid down. I was now facing her back. The thunderstorm raged on. When there was more thundering Kanti scooted over to me. Her back was. He made a jokeabout it being my wedding ring. Then he led me on a leash, stillcrawling, through the house and up a flight of steps, with Adele lookingdown at me gloatingly. She let me know that Jason had gotten involvedwith the company where our honeymoon money was invested, given them someexcellent advice, and gotten them into the black in a big way. I wasrich. Or would have been if I hadn't agreed to give all my wealth to mywife. I thought about all my other assets, now lost to me as. Then she slammed her bare legs together as she noticed the first man starting at them. He laughed at her pitiful defense.He pulled a silver dollar out of his pocket. “Unless you have another one of these, missy, you belong to us...”Tanya jumped at the rough sound of his voice, then scooted to one side so the man behind her wasn’t directly behind her. Then she stood up, standing unsteadily. She looked at herself and then at her scuffed and dirty hands. ‘Damn! I look hot! These boys’ll think. Sooner or later, we'll be free to move out of the house, and Deanna is already old enough, so what can they do to her?" Stephanie noted."Yeah, I was hoping to live with you sooner, not later, if that's okay with everyone," Deanna smiled at me."You're very welcome, Deanna. Make yourself at home. I'm sure that we'll have room enough for you, right, guys?" Mom assured her, winking at me herself now."A pity that Deanna can't be my legal guardian, but I'll deal with it for the next couple of years.