" Divorce?" I asked. "You're considering divorce? Does dad know aboutthis?" No," she told me, "but he's been more abusive than ever, and I simplycanno... take it any more!" Mom looked at me... "Your dressing as a girlhas driven him almost over the edge, and while he would really like tomake you quit, his methods are...extreme. He told me that taking a beltto you would cure you, but he won't do that because he knows that you'llfight back, and your probably big enough to hurt him now. That's why. ’She smiled again, dreamily, and looked around.‘I’m falling!’ the thought suddenly pounded through her brain, waking her completely.All her senses were suddenly working. She felt herself spinning around. Air was rushing, screaming past her ears. She could scarcely breathe; it was whooshing by so fast. Automatically, she spread her arms and legs. Almost immediately, she stopped spinning, but continued plummeting toward the ground.‘Aren’t skydivers supposed to have parachutes?’ she asked herself,. "Erica and Priya got caught up in the moment as Lorraine and Anna shared their love with me, and we find ourselves bound together as well. They find they have a strong need to be with me, and to serve me, and I find I can not hurt them by denying them what they seek. In time, I expect my relationship with them to more resemble the one I have with Lorraine and Anna, but whatever form it takes, our love will continue."He paused, and stroked Anna's head, asking her a question with his eyes. She. "Please Jack lend it to me and I will give you back ten dollars." No Peggy you will never own ten dollars long enough to give it to me, and beside you never do anything for me when I ask you. So why should I lend you the money?"I could tell that she was very disappointed and she wasn't going to give up that easily."I will do anything you ask if you lend me the money, please," she went on."Like what? You know perfectly well that the only things we do around here is to clean our own rooms and mow.