Brad’s about a dozen years older than I am. I’m twenty-five ... when Mattie was born I was nineteen and living at home. When he offered to have me...move in, I was delighted to get out of the house.”“In a handful of years, Mattie will be able to fend for herself. Then what happens to you?”“You’re getting angry again. I’m getting angry, too. I realize that you’re right. They have taken advantage of me.”He reached for her hand. “Let’s make figuring out how you fit into this big, broad world part of. Now, what can I make you for lunch? Want a beer?’ ‘I sure do, but first I need to use the ladies room.’ ‘Right down the hall, between the two bedrooms.’ I threw together a couple of sandwiches, grabbed a bag of chips and two beers, and took our lunch out onto the large back porch where the breezes would be better. When Callie came out the breezes caught her sun dress and lifted it a bit. Not high enough to see anything but enough to look sexy as hell. ‘Ed, this is really nice out here. You. The last of her team had gone up with the road case."I'm okay! I'll try and find a way out!" She shouts. Getting up she looks around and finds herself in a deeper chamber. The architecture and design were completely different. Barren and unadorned the walls were flat slabs of stone. Up above all the walls were intricately decorated and carved to tell stories. Each wall featuring a patterned border. This room featured nothing but a pedestal in the center of the room. From there she found a large. I drifted in and out for I don’t know how long, slept for awhile. At some time Maryanne and someone else helped me into our car, and Maryanne drove us home. The sun was just coming up on New Year’s day when we were getting out of the car.I don’t remember getting into bed, but remember waking up late in the afternoon with Maryanne curled up by my side. After we had freshened up we returned to bed. She put her head on my chest and started to say she was so sorry, she was such a bad girl, etc.,.