"I'm amazed how little clothes he had. Surelythey bought him more than that. He really didn't have a whole lot of toyseither. What did they do with Ka...en's money? She wasn't broke. Neitherwas dad." Who knows?" her mother said. "Your father married into a strange family.I really feel sorry for Nicholas having to grow up with them."Amanda helped her mother prepare the spaghetti, the bread and a smallcake.It wasn't long before the kids came running down the stairs."Mom, Nickie wants to ask you. .. don't you want to be my new mommy ... and take care of daddy and me?" Oh Amelia..."She hugged her not even trying to stem the tears."I would love to be your new mommy."Becky let go of Amelia to grab a tissue from the night stand.She wiped her eyes and said,"Amelia, do you think your daddy wants me to be the new mommy?"She looked at Becky as if she had just asked a stupid question. Adults were very puzzling creatures sometimes."I've been watching daddy ... and I see that he looks at you like. He had been dreaming of having amazing sex with June. He couldn’t get her out his mind most of the day. He wasn’t daydreaming about his wife’s acting out of June in the bedroom either; he was fantasizing about being with June from the story. He was certain of one thing; he had to have more of her. He lounged around the house enjoying his day off and tracking his fantasy baseball team. He heard the garage door open and glanced at the clock in a fit of surprise. Is it 4:30 already he wondered?. As I finally got to my feet and tried to regain my balance, I saw Ray on his hands and knees shaking his head to try to clear it. Laverne was moaning and trying to sit up from being flat on his back. Glancing toward the garage I saw my two sisters side by side with their basket of practice softballs between them. Each had a ball in her hand and an expression of absolute rage on her face. They were poised for their next throws.The construction of the thirty-six-inch, ten-ounce-drop fast-pitch.