"John... I'm so sorry... he got me. He raped me. I was so stupid, he tricked me," she sobbed.Instinct took over as I gently held the woman I love and ...hushed her. "Oh baby girl, please don't say that, don't ever think it. This is not your fault, the police will find out who he is from DNA and he will pay." John I know who he is, he's a supervisor in my office. His name is Bruce Kent."I had a name to focus my hatred on, but I was somewhat controlled because I knew the police would put him in. .NOT!!" Well, the boring part hasn't started yet, but right now I'm kind oflooking forward to it."Julia got more serious. "Well, I did warn you that trouble follows mearound. But I guess I should apologize too for laughing about it. I hopeyou're not mad at me - I really like you a lot, no matter what you looklike."I was about to echo that sentiment, then thought better of it. "As longas we're friends that's all I care about." I told her sincerely. "Here,you can spoon dough onto that sheet -. I became sort of close to aware when the tub was being refilled and powered up again to heat. I can actually describe this -- have you ever been dozing, sort of between awake and asleep? I mean, there’s a ‘you’ there, kind of not really thinking or looking around, but maybe just feeling warm and cozy, and half-knowing you’re going to wake up in a minute, you just haven’t gotten around to stretching and opening your eyes? That’s kind of what it was like. I just didn’t have a body to stretch, but. “I never heard my folks utter a racist or bigoted word. This will be the test, won’t it?”“How do you think they’ll react?”“I think they’ll be uncomfortable at first. But, once they get to know you...”“They’ll accept me?”“They’ll love you.”“What if they don’t?”“If they don’t ... Nichelle, I am willing to break with them. I am leaving that town -- with or without ties to my folks I am leaving that town. If we’re still in love -- and I hope we will be -- I’m taking you with me.”“Maybe I’ll take.