’ ‘Good,’ she giggled, ‘Because I want as many as I can get.’ ~~~~~~ ONE YEAR LATER I came home from school one fall afternoon to see Mom an... Dad sitting together on the couch. It was apparent that Mom had been crying, which made me immediately ask, ‘What’s wrong, Mom?’ ‘I’m pregnant, Michael.’ Mom cried. ‘Really?’ I happily smiled, ‘Then why are you crying?’ ‘Because I’m too old to have anymore children,’ Mom said, ‘And I’m not….’ She couldn’t continue for crying. I looked at Dad and winked,. I love how the pushup cups give me a bit of cleavage. I hope Ican wear this with my new prom gown!She kept the handwritten essay, which had my signature, with her. Nowshe had yet another thing to blackmail me with.On the way out of the mall we passed in front of Prom and Bridal store."Linda, this is where we will first go shopping tomorrow. Mark my words.If you aren't a good, excited and happy girl tomorrow, I will have youmodel actual bridal gowns and call your mother and sister here to. If written by a guy, it might creep some girls out, the yuck factor. But if they think it’s another girl, it is more like naughty fun. And to not pollute our more serious works, we use pen names. And as you have noticed, they are all puns. Dirty naughty puns, but not disgusting puns. Mike Hawk was one thing, Mike Hunt is a bit too crude I think. I myself would probably protest officially if somebody wanted to say use Dick Long, Master Bates, or Martha Fokker. While say Annie Position, Ivana. Even after what they said, I think it was fair to say that everyone’s hands were shaking; desperately trying to put things right. To put all that happened in perspective and accept it for what it was.I just looked down at my food. I couldn’t eat it and ended up pushing it around the plate with my fork. My eyes closed while I struggled to think. Working everything out in my head. What should I do?My lips quivered and I could feel my heart beating faster and faster. I wanted to speak but I was.