She thanked me and went back to her desk.“Help with her homework, huh?” Penny smirked.“She’s leading a team in Scott’s software development ...lass, just like Dave and I both did. And just like you will,” I said. “She just needs some advice.”“What she needs is for you to pop her cherry; that’s what she needs!” Penny whispered. “She’s just afraid to ask!”“Penelope Margaret O’Neil!” I said sternly, keeping my voice low. “That’s completely inappropriate!”“It’s also the truth!” she said. “She and I. " She turned around and walked back towards the girls' room. Pete shut his door and went to bed himself. -- Pete's alarm woke him up at 8 AM. He dressed casually and then went to the closet and retrieved the Delrin cane and his belt. He took those downstairs to the living room and placed them on the table out of the way. He muscled the couch forward to the center of the room. He went to the garage and got a sturdy folding table that was about four feet wide and long and set that up as well. He. Was it the truth, the whole truth - or none of the truth?Other things were happening this morning. HUD called to say they had been contacted by Oregon Governor Roseberry to set up arrangements for the money and to set up meetings for later in the day. I guess that made their commitment for real.Now I could turn my attention to Washington. I called General Ingram and Attorney General Dunne to come to my office.Dick James showed up first. We had a very long talk about the influence of the. ..damn. He leaned in forcing himself in as far as possible, and he came so deep inside his issue slid straight into my gullet. But he stayed there my airway blocked until I almost threw up, then he stepped back allowing air to get into my lungs. 'Yes, he cried, hell yeah, bitch you almost got it all in he said with a laugh, you gett'n good at this, and he staggered back to the chair in the corner of the room and plopped down. As my breathing got back to normal, I looked up at his.