“Just not good enough for you to stick with me instead of him that about right,” I said.“Davey, you and I did have good times, and we did raise ... beautiful girl. Yes, you and I raised her. And yes, there did come a time when I left you for your brother, and it wasn’t fair to you the way we did things. But, in the end I still believe that it was the right thing to do. I was meant to be with Ronald, and, I believe that God intervened and sent you a better woman than me. Of course I mean. I opened the door and before me stood a shapely and very beautiful Latina, with an engaging smile and the longest jet black hair I had ever seen on anyone. It was pulled back into a pony tail and she had a flower tacked to the side of her head. Maddie shot from the couch. “Oh! My Gawd!” Maddie yelled as she rushed her friend, arms thrown open. Rosie stepped in to my house. Maddie and Rosy hugged. “Girl-friend... what are you doing?” Rosy inquired. “P-A-R-T-Y-I-N-G!” Maddie verbally spelled out.. “Mom’s crying a lot. Selena too. They kind of comfort each other I guess,” he said.“And you? How are you holding up?” I said.“Okay, I heard the doctor say that the next twenty-four hours would be the most critical. He was talking to mom, but I was just outside the door when he told her that. It was the stab wound that was close to the heart that the doctor is most worried about; it started bleeding again is what the doctor said.“If you hadn’t stopped them from hurting him that night, he, my. . is there a pattern here?” Mavis asked with a twinkle in her eye.“Oh God! Yes! Most people don’t notice, although that’s one of the reasons Sandie likes to be called Alex. My father was a Royal Navy petty officer and had a wicked sense of humour,” Marina paused, her head filled with old memories. “He disappeared for months on end, sailing all over the world. When he was home, though, he was the life and soul of the party. We adored him. He always liked a drink though, and probably felt he.