“We don’t have to do anything we don’t want to do.”“What about this ‘squid quo ho’ thing?”“Quid pro quo. We’re adults. We can say ...o.” She turned to go back to bed. “Most of us anyway.”“Can I come back to bed?” I called out after her.“Tomorrow,” she said before the bedroom door shut.The dreaded Friday came. The party wasn’t really a party. It was just two couples—us and the creeps. The TV was on mute, playing a classic Swedish erotica film from the 70s. I recognized it but didn’t tell Ellen.. " You're kidding," Laura giggled."I did. Let me in. I'm going to heat it up for you and make you eat it."Laura couldn't resist. And when she opened the door, she was glad she hadn't resisted. Sholandra was luminous, vibrant and beautiful, glowing, exquisitely desireable, her large dark brown eyes wide and shiny with love for Laura. And Laura felt the same thing for her. How am I lucky enough to have this exquisite girl care for me? she wondered.But Laura's body was so bruised and wounded still. She proceeded to tell me, "My ex-husband was an abusive man. when I started getting fans, and that I was doing good and making money, my ex-husband told me that I was a worthless pig slut, and a toilet, and all that. So I divorced him, and he's been wanting revenge by ruining me." In my earpiece, I said, "Did you get all that, Command? Can you run the databases for confirmation?" "Right away, Agent Viper, " said Command. "Keep her occupied and just go along with whatever happens."So from my own. When I graduated from high school I married John and he made those decisions for me." She lifted her face and her eyes locked into his. "I do not say this to complain; on the contrary I enjoyed it. I know many people would say I need to be my own woman, independent and decisive in my own right. Well, I'm not sure that is possible for me or even desirable, but I know that I must do something, I am not being a good mother to Evan; in fact he takes care of me more than the other way around."Hugo.