" We can't always control our destiny, Gaby. You would have said yes even if you could have looked into the future and see how it ended."Gabrielle onl... shrugged, taking a sip of her warm milk. It was always nature's sleeping pill for her. They stayed up until dawn. She had the Secret Service call the people she had to see, and tell them to meet with her at two in the afternoon. The milk did the trick and she slept until eleven.That night President Cunningham, the first female President in. Let’s go.”“Date?” Molly asked picking up the key word in his statement.“This is our first date,” Mark said.Victoria saw the look of desperation on Molly’s face and said, “You’re dealing with an O’Toole.”“This is a class trip,” Molly said.“I arranged to have a few chaperones. I didn’t want you to feel too pressured,” Mark said. He took the two women by the elbows and directed them towards one of the limousines.“You arranged this?” Molly asked too stunned to wonder why she was allowing herself to. ‘It is such a shame that a gem of girl like you has to hang. But then again, with that temperament you would never have been able to keep a husband for long.’ Furious with him, she replied slowly, ‘I have no need for a husband nor do I wish one, now please leave.’ Replacing his dagger in his belt, he tipped his hat to her and left the room. Once she heard the key turn in the lock she collapsed onto the bed. She closed her eyes with relief that he hadn’t touched her this time. Her mind went back. I couldn’t even remember life before it held the simple, pure purpose it did now.“What is it?” I asked, my voice a unique mix of baby-girl and sultry seductress. One night, after my brother had fucked me three times before going to sleep, I’d pulled up his internet history and searched for the porn stars he liked best. As I’d gone around my regular routine the next day, their videos had been playing on my headphones, and I’d been trying to emulate their tone exactly.I didn’t know for sure if it.