“It’s my hope that is true Shelby. I don’t want to lose any more of you. The time I thought I had lost you was almost too much for me.” Derric... told Shelby.“Too much for you?” A voice behind Derrick said startling him out of his ruminations.Derrick turned to see his mother, grandmother, Shelby and the holo-gram of Mary staring at him.“I was referring to when I thought I had lost Shelby for good. It was almost too much for me.” Looking at Shelby he continued, “I love her, you more than I have. “First, we’re proof of the effect you have on women and second, I’ve been around long enough to see when a woman has that look on her face so please don’t be coy with me. It’s insulting.”“I’m not sure what I did to deserve this but if you’re angry with me I’d better go sit elsewhere,’ I said.I went to get up but Melanie grabbed my arm and said, “Just sit down and enjoy breakfast. Good for you if you got some of that. I might enjoy some myself some day.”“You are simply incorrigible Melanie,”.. .." Which is?" Alice asked desperate to get out the closing vice that was tightening around her, restricting her breathing."You will serve me as a very special slave. There are of course other women, but none like you. That makes you special in my mind, and for that I have something equally special for you." Alex answered waiting for her to respond.Alice hesitated a little too long, and his hand started to move to the phone on his desk and she panicked."I'll do whatever you want." Alice. "I heard her singing in the shower this morning and I had a revelation: this movie needs music." You sing too?" I said."I've been in lessons for 3 years. Daddy insisted."It was yet another reminder of how little I knew about this girl I was head over heels in love with. It was yet another reminder that we'd only actually met a few weeks ago, and had spent more time fucking than actually talking to each other about ourselves."The girl's got some pipes on her," Sheila said. "Yet another reason to.