I let things slide, figuring if Beth was interested in getting together some time in the future, she would let me know. I guess one of the hardest thi...gs for me to deal with was my mom and her relationship with Amy. Mom even babysat Matthew when Amy went back to work.Dad was more of a go-along guy. When I talked to him he would just say that people made mistakes. I really believe he just didn't want to argue with mom about it. As far back as I could remember mom ran the household. Maybe that. Carl objected to the suggestion that he should be subject to being spanked when he comes home from Uni. Sandra and Lucy tried to convince him it was for the best and he couldn’t possibly expect to live at home and not accept his Mum was in charge. Then there was the argument stopper. Charlotte said “well Carl, if I were in charge of you the other night when I told you to stop drinking or I would spank you when we got home then you wouldn’t have been stopped for drunken driving and won’t be. ."She hesitated and looked into my eyes," We've just lost our mum and dad, neither of us have anything left Dave except each other, I just needed you that's all"Her words hit me like a sledgehammer."What, you just needed a fuck, is that it, just a quick fuck?"Thank God she was more mature than me, far more mature, as I made to get up off her, she gripped me and held me tightly, her eyes were still misty as she said softly,"Dave, I'm tired and probably just a little bit drunk, if all I needed. “Maybe we were wrong about you.”Leo heard the harsh, gravelly voice just as he was about to turn into his quarters. He didn’t need this shit. All he wanted was to get back to his quarters and hit the rack. It had been a long fucking day and he didn’t need anyone to make it any longer.He turned to see who was talking shit to him, but he didn’t recognize the man. Of course, it was sometimes difficult to tell them apart – there wasn’t a lot of variety in two-meter walls of pure fucking.