Her face went even redder. "Can we… play tonight?" Hmm," I mused, maintaining my firm grip on her leg. "Maybe… but the weekend might be better."He... mouth dropped in disappointment."Katie!" she hissed, in a high pitched whisper. "That's too long. Let's do something tonight, please. I promise I'll be a good girl for you… a really good girl… you can do anything you want to me."I stared back into her eyes but kept my expression blank."Katie… please," she begged.I gave her nothing back."You're so…. For the models and my protection, there is a female assistant present at all times.I must have gone through half a dozen assistants; a few quit because they weren't comfortable with the types of poses etc.Once again I put out an ad and made it very clear the type of photography this was. I had three applicants. The first two seemed okay but when I saw the third I was sure I had found my perfect assistant.Her name was Stephanie, she was forty-two and a former model. She had no problem with the. The Secretary will administer the oath,” I said.“Mr. Secretary.”“I don’t have the oath with me,” he replied.“Andy, repeat after me,” I said.“I Andy Reddick do solemnly swear,”“That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”“That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion.”“That I will and faithfully discharge the duties of the office. You see, I didn’t even raise my voice nor condemned it. Poor boy scared himself and ran away. I don’t know why this happens only to me: first it was your mother, then your elder sister and then you and now this boy, why people always running away from me? Will you at least care to stay with this poor old man or…?’ And he broke down.I was at a loss and pained by his utterances. I hugged his neck and wept with him. ‘No, papa, never again; the world outside is no good. And moreover I do love.