His socks gave him grip, they were the kind with the little rubber dots on the bottom, not truly shoes. This was the only high he got anymore, but he ...ould take what he could get. He didn’t have to count doors; he knew the path to her room by memory. His hair was pulled back into an elastic band that he was given when he had refused to cut it, so it hung down to his shoulders when he didn’t tie it back. His hair was a blondish red, and he let it get stringy and oily to give him a grungy. "Everyone did darling, we'd have gone mad without someone to hold onto at night" Was she nice?" Beautiful Tommy" she seemed very wistful, "Her name's Jill, you'd like her" If you like her then yes, I know I would too mum" We promised to keep in touch" And will you?"She shook her head, "I don't know darling, it's all so different once you're out, it seems, I don't know, seedy, yes that's the word, seedy" Well I think it's bloody sexy" and it broke her mood again."Pervert" she laughed and punched. "The church echoed with a babble of shocked whispering. A few feet from Max sat Father Martin, looking stiff and unhappy.Max continued, silencing the murmurs with his voice. "Martha lied to the members of my own family, making them accomplices in keeping the truth from me. She told them all that I willingly allowed her to fornicate with other men. My own mother and father ..." Here Max choked up, and had to pause for a moment. The church was now quiet again."My own mother and father went to. Our relationship extended beyond sex. I didn't love her and I don't believe that she loved me more than she loved Mel, but we were close. From her, I felt that there was more going on in the polygamy. I could feel the detachment from both of them, but Allie pitied me. She knew I was out of the loop and she felt enough for me to feel bad about it. But it didn't stop her. To be honest, I never really minded what had become of us. I got to see more than I ever could have hoped. I gained great joy.