. but I don't believe it anymore. You could make me do ANYTHING, Stepmother. I'm sure of it." You're right, my dear, I can. But the only reason I have...absolute power over you is that you WANT me to. That desire to submit ... that desire to surrender ... is just a part of who you are. It's an integral part of what makes you ... you. Do you understand what I'm telling you?" I understand it, Stepmother, but I don't understand WHY you're telling me."The woman smiled. "It's always 'Why' with you,. Taylor holding a bag, and behind him a younger woman with light brown hair down past her butt. She saw Mr. Taylor reach for the doorbell again and called out, "Just a second. I need to unlock the door." Ok," came Mr. Taylor's reply as Susan fumbled with the lock. Sue wasn't sure who the woman was with her teacher, but since he knew what kind of birthday party she was having she was sure she could trust him so she didn't bother to grab any of the clothes laying nearby but made sure that she was. Is that what you want?”“No...”“Then close your eyes.”“...”“...”“ ... fine.”“Great.”“But I don’t ... mmph!”“Does that make more sense now, Steve?”“Yup.”“Great. Katie, keep your eyes closed, but open your mouth a bit. Steve, this is called french kissing, or frenching.”“What?? I never ... mmmph! Mmmrrr! What are you... -”“Katie, stay still or Steve isn’t going to get it.”“But I don’t ... mmmph!”“Katie, last warning. If you keep wriggling like that, it’s never going to make sense.”“Ugh .... He’s always comparing me to her! He gets mad at me because I won’t do things that she did for him! The only reason he married me was for Daddy’s money!’ She started to cry quietly. I think it’s the only reason any man would be interested in me… even Robert… That fucking bastard! He still talks about Lynda… Tom gently put his arm around the young woman’s shoulders in a comforting gesture. She immediately turned toward him and buried her face on his chest to cry harder. Robert Clark’s eyes.