“He’s been sneaking around behind my back, after I let him go off and be with her and ... and ... and” She began spluttering with frustration.�...Mamma, you remember when you first figured out I was in love with Curtis Lee?” Bernadette asked suddenly. “Remember when you came into the bedroom and talked with us for hours?” She leaned forward. “Do you remember what you told us?”“Of course I do,” moaned Marian. “And you obviously didn’t listen to me! I told you it was damn foolishness to think about. Briefly I wondered how it felt for the pawn. The lowest of the low, harassed and pushed around by everybody. Struggling over the board, step by step. And then "Congratulations, boy, you're a queen now. The strongest gal in the game." He - she - beat the hell out of me at least."I still can't figure out how you did it, I said." It's really easy," Dan replied. "Just a little bit of misdirection, making you forget that tiny little detail and bang!" Just like that wife of yours," he continued.. The posture of a defeated soul; defeated after countless times of being whipped and mis-handled. The actions and demeanor of a whipped dog that continued to return to the hands of its tormentor. But even a whipped dog eventually has its day of reckoning, and unbeknownst to Neelam this day was his.He grabbed the bucket and after filling it with water, grabbed the mop and headed into the great room to begin his duties of the day. After the hearth was cleaned and swept out he placed all of the. " Jake smiling, "Morning ladies, I'm ready to get going. Where's Jeanie?" Jan looks at him sourly, "She's in the kitchen getting your job ready for you, she wasn't sure if you were going to come in. I feel like I should warn you Jake. You showed up here and turned Jeanie's world upside down. She hasn't been with a man for over three years. She never dates or goes out, she works like a dog here and keeps her house nice and takes care of Cassie. If you hurt her Jake and my bro pulls in, you.