I just?" "No you're not, dear." She smiled at me, but the smile looked tired and far too deliberate. "You're not sorry. You just think that that's ...he right thing to say, but it isn't. It really isn't." I knew it wasn't but I didn't know what else to do. I desperately tried to think of something to say but nothing coming from my brain seemed to connect with my tongue, so I remained speechless. "I know how important this must be to you, dear, but it just isn't working for me. I'm trying. J opened the room and came to my bed and touched me and woke me up and asked if I mind her sleeping in my bed. I was astonished and told, that Aunt will see us and we will be in trouble. She told me that Aunt knows that she is in my room and she only gave permission. I agreed and she closed the door and came to my bed. As soon as she was in my bed, she hugged me and kissed me and asked me whether I liked her. I told her yes and then she slowly undressed me and looked at my pennies and touched. You just be careful with the WHAT?”“Uh, excuse me, Donna, but that was a ‘Mom’ sentence.”We laughed.“You’re right. I hope ya nail her good,” Mom said. Still laughing. “I can’t believe I said that. You have fun and treat her right.”“Yes’m.”Mom left and I went back to playing Civilization.Friday went like any other day. I went to school and Tracy picked me up as usual. When I got in her car, I reached over and put my hand on her leg with the idea of starting something. She picked up my hand. "When it happened, he said we hadn't discussed any rules, he hadn't known how I felt, and he was right." What happened, really?" Well, I realized, one Wednesday, that he must have been screwing Melanie." You never saw them — I mean you really didn't have any proof?"Sylvia made a noise somewhere between a chuckle and a grunt. "Never needed proof before, didn't then. Anyway, he admitted it." Okay, then what? Mind if I ask?" No. You guys got me thinking. And Wednesday is a real education for me.".