”“I brought a lot and had to pay extra,” she advised.“Who cares? You’re here now and that’s all that matters.”As they put everything in ...he Escalade, Marie turned to Mike. “Baby,” she said, nodding to the Escalade, “A Cadillac. I really appreciate the nice ride, but it have must cost a bundle to rent...”“It isn’t rented, Hon...”For a second, she thought he had bought it. “Oh, my...” she started before he went on.“It belongs to the Matthews. Marie, these are wealthy people. Remember, they’re. ”“Doing it?”“No, doing it and having you decide it was a bad idea or that you shouldn’t have.”“Why is life so difficult?”“I ask myself that question all the time,” I replied.July 10, 1982, West Monroe, Ohio“How did things go last night?” Jocelyn asked on Saturday morning.“We agreed to keep dating,” I said. “But also, to not focus on the distant future. She’s trying to decide where to go to college. Her dad wants her to go to MIT or Stanford. She’s thinking Ohio State.”“Because of you?”“So it. .' Joe smiled and kissed my face. He traced my breasts with his fingers. "I think I saw some of it, my dearest. I'm not afraid.." "Joe, I'm a slave, okay, I let everyone fuck me, and I have to do whatever they say.." "Whatever they say?" "Joe, I let them pee on me, and I drink it, Joe..." "Oh, you are the wild girl, eh? Like some orgy with the Medici's, Sylvia, I don't care. I feel so lucky to be alive. HAH! HAH! " He slapped my breasts, just hard enough. "An old man like me at an orgy? Who. Fire exploded from the blade,a beacon light. I held it high and my people ran to me, wide-eyed, they came, with hopefilled faces they came; dozens, then hundreds surrounded the rockyoutcrop, more. They shouted "the Sword!" and "Fair One!" and yet a few yelled "Ladyof the Lake!"What a sight it must have been: next to me, the mysterious rainbowrobed wizard Myrddin had climbed, wringing his hands now, and I,clothed in pure white samite, mist swirling about my body, and over myhead the shining.