I asked her to open my wardrobe drawer where I hide the least and pick it up for me! I tell her that it was in the botton of the drower, under my t-sh...rts. She found and held paralyzed with wide eyes, I lought and said to her to bring it to me! When she gave it to me, I told her that it was better than my fingers, that if I wanted to, I could use the will! Her face become red and I tell her that there is no problem with this, that many girls do this too, even with objects and vegetables like. " He said, "Well, I have to honest here, you are absolutley the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. My hearts beats faster when I see you." I put my hand around his forearm and whispered in his ear, "That's exactly how I feel." (Without the woman part of course...) I told him he'd better go get in the shower now, and I told him I'd wait for him. About 10 minutes later, I hear Rick yell, "Hey, is anybody in here? I need a towel." I quietly laughed to myself. As it turns out, all of the. ”“Not that night but another.”“Did she look disappointed?”“Maybe.”“And did you ever complain when Jeanne got too painful, May?”“A couple times,” May remembered. “She figured it out.”“What?” asked Julie.“I think Jeanne might not be as naïve as we thought.”“You mean ... she might have participated in his abuse?”“Or watched?” I shrugged. “She seems to like to watch.”“She does,” Julie agreed. “If she knows ... that her brother killed Emily.”“Then Whiteman père knows about me, about my suspicions,”. " With that, she brightly twirled away and left.The next morning I hazily walked downstairs into the living room. There on the mantlepiece were two envelopes addressed to me. I guessed they were my obligatory birthday cards bought as a ritual chore rather than a cause to celebrate my birthday."For a wonderful son on his birthday," said the embossed words on the card from my Mother. The incongruence of the title made me wince and sadly hurt a little. I placed the card and opened Sally's.