I lift my foot out of the pant leg and let the other kick it away. ?You’ll learn to listen cunt.? SLAP! ?Ow!? SLAP! ... ?Oh!? SLAP! ?Oh God!? SLAP! ?No!? ?More?? SLAP! ?No!? ?Keep it up?? SLAP! ?UH!? SLAP! ?Ung!? SLAP! ?Mm!? I tried not to cry. SLAP! I bit my lip as I groaned. SLAP! I groaned. Tears threatened to if he continued. . I simply chuckled, grabbed Graham’s arm, and went to gather our fishing stuff off the dock. It was about 3 in the morning now, the early-bird fisherman would find him and I knew he wouldn’t say anything; Graham scared him shitless. Graham was grinning at me the entire ride home until we pulled into the driveway. “What?” I asked. “Nothing, I just didn’t expect you to haul off and take a crack at him,” he said nonchalantly. But I could see he was proud of me; his baby cousin had learned to fight. He looked at Katie with desire, but they both knew he had to answer."Hey baby....... Oh your parents are gone?.........................Yeah, we actually did find a dress......... It was exactly $1,000........... Nope, you don't need to come to the mall, we're about to leave......... Yes, we'll see you in a few minutes......... I don't know, probably twenty? We have to ring it up still..........Ok.........Ok I love you too......... Bye."As soon as he hung up the phone, Josh turned to Katie to. "You know that my parents died following a car accident and prolonged hospital stays when I was a rising senior at Bryn Mawr, and we were basically out of money. What you didn't know was that I couldn't afford my senior year without some financial help. Your father offered a way for me to get the money to pay for my final year of college in such a way that it would not interfere with my studies, and allow me to keep my reputation somewhat intact." She sniffed again before continuing."I became.