“Rebecca Leigh Smythe, how dare you encourage such immorality!” Mom chided her, “It’s not funny. It’s a path of sin that leads Mark astray, ...way from God. It’s the work of the Devil! We didn’t adopt you to have you do this to us!”“You adopted me and you keep throwing it in my face every time we turn around, too! As if I should be pathetically grateful that you took me in as a stray! Look, I appreciate that you did that, but it doesn’t change the fact that I am a grown woman now and have to make. We can’t have a relationship with your ball and chain of fifteen years hanging around. Do I need to tell him how it’s going to be from now on and to stay away from you? That won’t be a problem for me.”“Leave Jim alone, Allen. I broke his heart today. I don’t deserve to be loved by him. He will be coming by to see and pick up our kids occasionally. I expect you to behave when you’re there. If you can’t do that, you won’t be moving in. Are we clear on that?”Allen said, “Sure, Baby. I understand.. I judged him as honest and trustworthy so I felt comfortable inviting him into our home. We set up a date and Sylvia and I prepared ourselves for this new adventure.The evening arrived and so did Ford. We sat in the living room and exchanged pleasantries for a short time. Sylvia was smiling and I knew she was okay with my selection. The only thing that bothered me was it all seemed a little too cut-and-dried. It was a business deal, but then again, that’s what it was, and perhaps that was. We both refreshed ourselves with a quick shower. Thereafter, we went to sleep in a huge and comfortable bed. He gently caressed my arm, and we talked for a while about this and that until we finally fell asleep. The next morning we ate breakfast early and then I said goodbye. He handed me out his business card and whispered: "I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.“ Finally, I got a gentle kiss on the lips. Then I left the hotel and realized, that I could not appear in the automotive.