Unlike you, I’ve never left home. You know it; it’s a small world where you are known, watched, gossiped about if you step out of line. You have a...reputation to uphold. So, I met a nice man, got married, became a mother as all respectable, stay-at-home girls did then. Some marriages are happier than others. I was never unhappy with mine. Heinz is a good man that has always loved me in his way. I liked our sex for a long time into our marriage. Making love with my husband was better than with. So do I. You really are. Just hang in there. We’ll get Nancy to Daddy in the morning and let them hash it out. Pretty soon you’ll have a wife, two slaves, and a little black girl wanting you all day long. You poor, poor thing.” They laughed.“Stop. And you two ... the sisters from ... Heaven? Stop laughing when the little brown angel makes fun of me. It’s not nice. At all. Do you people remember? The Golden Rule? He who has the gold makes the rules. STOP MAKING FUN OF ME!” They laughed. "Esmi, for perhaps the first time in her life, was speechless. It took her several moments to understand what had been going on."I'll give you Emmy's number," she said finally. "Maybe she and Zoe can help. What about the others? Have you talked to them?" I don't have any of their numbers," Sam said."Have you spoken to Meredith?" Esmi wondered."Oh, I spoke to her, alright," Sam said, anger creeping back into his voice. "She was too busy partying with her friends at four o'clock in the God-damned. Blue, lavender, yellow, and green were the design colors of the guest rooms. Each room felt happy and light. The bathroom was magnificent, with its raised porcelain tub. I could not wait to lounge in that.Proceeding to the 3rd floor, I stopped by the guest room on that level. Done in a royal blue and cream palette, I was almost tempted to move into this room, instead of the master. Stepping further into it, I felt the air thicken and chill bumps raced down my spine. It was like walking into a.