I wriggled as it tickled me, and then it went away."Lash!" the cry came again. And another tongue touched my buttock, and then traveled up the crack o... my bottom, ending at the base of my spine."Lash!" And a third tongue traveled up my stomach. I turned to allow it fuller access and it went up my stomach and then to my breast, stopping to suck at my nipple before it was suddenly ripped away.I stepped away from the mast and moved my legs apart to signal my acceptance. "Lash!" and the next tongue. Soon I was allowed to see my daughter. A woman police officer was in her room at the time and had finished taking her statement. The nurse told me that I could take her home whenever she wished to go. Betty Jo really wanted to go home and started to remove her hospital gown. The two police officers then left the room embarrassed. Betty Jo stood there naked, facing me. She picked up her panties and started to put them on when the nurse reminded her that I was still in the room.Betty Jo said, “So. But, Mom, I know you are. I lost a bet to Jamie afew months ago, and it really brought this out. Kate, whenI was growing up I had a thing for feminine things. I useto wear yours and Mom's things. I didn't know that Mom knewuntil I lost the bet, and Jamie told me. She didn't know ifyou knew or not."Kate smiled, and said, "I knew. Mom said to keep it quiet.That Dad didn't need to know. So, I never said anything." If Dad had ever found out, I would have never been able tosit down." I went on to. Gone but never forgotten had been spelled out in daffodils. The service was only thirty minutes long, but that was thirty minutes more than he thought it would be, or deserved. As the crowd started to leave, cautiously, he slid fully behind the tree out of sight. Now was not the time to be noticed. After the last teary-eyed mourner had left the haloed ground, he moved swiftly to the plaque. Picking up each card in turn, the one that hit him the most read, you loved the ocean, now rest in peace.