I've found that the old saw, 'If Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy, ' is mostly true. I've learned that, unless it is really important to me, I te...d to go along with your mother. Now there are three women in the family, and your sister is getting to the age where she wants to add her two cents." I don't know why you would make that decision," said the boy. "I don't want to have sex with you. I don't think you want to have sex with me. Couldn't we just skip it?" But not skip the part about. I never meant to hurt her. My goal was to set her free, to get out of the way, let her find the one who was meant for her. Best deal I could make was one year in Boston before a decision was made.Freshman year was a trial for her. She barely made it through her first quarter. She wasn't properly prepared. She had to study, and learn how to study, at the same time. She had little time for me. I was taking an overload of classes, and working every hour I could get. I had minimal time for her,. ‘Edward…’ She hesitated. ‘Yes, Mother?’ ‘I want you to add an extra expense to your ledger.’ ‘Oh?’ ‘An old friend of mine – someone I knew as a child – has fallen on hard times. He’s a lamplighter. Now he’s sick and in hospital. I would very much like to pay his bills.’ ‘Mr Stocks is a very lucky man,’ Edward said quietly. ‘You know?’ ‘It’s difficult to keep a secret in a town like this. I know you’ve been making enquiries about a Henry Stocks and Bates told me about the lamplighter.’ ‘Oh,. I had just graduated high school when my father came home unexpectedly and caught me like that.” “Really?” Damien asked. “And what did he say?” “More like, ‘What did he do?’ He gave me until dinner time to have my things packed and be out of his house. Said he wasn’t about to have any ‘Goddamn fairy’ living off his sweat and toil. I told him to fuck off, and went on my way. It was hard, especially at first, but then I got some loans, got some jobs, got my college degree, and got a good job. Got.