”“Ugh, good riddance. But what about before? I heard little Amy was born prematurely?”Her smile lit up at hearing Amy’s name. “Yes, our litt...e angel was born a month early. My belly had gotten too big for missionary sex, so my ‘customer’ was taking me from behind. He was a big guy and drunk, and when he lost his balance he fell on me, crushing me to the bed. The impact broke my water and I went into labor. Twelve hours later Amy was born looking so tiny and frail I feared she wouldn’t survive.. The local tailor designed my wedding outfit. I asked for multiplelayers, and she provided them. Under everything except the chastitybelt, was a white bodyglove. Wearing it was about as indecent as onecould get while fully covered. Next was an undergown sheer enough to benearly transparent.The main 'gown' itself was two stiff angular halves, which covered mythighs, hips and torso, and framed my shoulders like wings of ice. I wasunenthusiastic about the garment, until I saw it on myself. The. Those people were terrible, and this is just more proof. Did he hurt you ... Mother?"You could hear a pin drop in that room. I guessed right. Polly needed encouragement. She needed me to recognize her as she asked me to, and when I did, it affected them all. I saw Hawk smile and put his arm around Polly, and Constance took my free hand and squeezed.We were all silent for a little while, and I didn't want to spoil Polly's moment, so I waited until the moment passed, and then I asked, "Is it bad?. I read it over, and it is truly beautiful. But in addition, it will protect the one or ones remaining should something bad happen. And Lil, the contract is binding forever. It can not be broken. There can be no divorce, for we won't be married in the eyes of the law, but our marriage will have a far deeper bond than any other manner of marriage could ever have." And I'm going to understand all this after we go wherever were going – to see these Matthews people, or whatever?"Adriana hugged her.