Sonnets seemed to pour out of his chest at any given moment, praising beauty and horses and the sky and his empty wine glass. But then he decided one ...ay to become a landscape gardener. So, he drew the most exquisite baroque garden landscapes and got commissions among the wealthy. The all wished for bushes cut like hearts and fountains with happy spurting dolphins and so on. Federico went along and was simply over the moon with joy. The royal court appeared to be within reach. He found love for. Now signed in, Derek glanced around the room and then made his way to thecorner, far away from everyone else and the TV. His jeans dug into hisside and the plastic chairs were uncomfortable, forcing him to squirm inhis seat to find a good position.What am I going to do? He thought to himself. A cold fist seemed togrip his heart and he stared at the floor in front of him. A single beadof sweat slid from his hairline, down his neck and chest to curve aroundthe slight swell of his nearly flat. Benson smiled at me, "So you're afraid of what I'll be orderingyou to do?" Well, wouldn't you in my shoes?"She smiled, "You're not wearing shoes at the moment." Ha, ha, very funny. Seriously, don't let me agonize in suspense,please." I'll tell you tomorrow Stacy. Now, get some more rest, please."She tucked me in and I went back to sleep. I didn't even notice herleaving the room as I was already out. Late in the afternoon I woke upagain and indeed the nurse said that I was well enough to return. I kept it back there and moved on. The following day, I kept thinking about the same matter and carefully analyzed every single man who came inside the house. It could be a neighbor or the milkman, the newspaper vendor, the gardener or even the watchman, but I needed to find out who exactly it was who was fucking my mom when I was away.That night, when my mom went bathing, I did something that I hadn’t done for over 10 years. I peeked at my mom. Sure she had grown older and a bit heavier but I.