‘More trouble at home?’ She nodded, looking downcast. ‘She caught Billy cheatin’ on her. I guess it wasn’t the first time. She’s left him...and is goin’ to file for divorce,’ Marion said in a monotone. ‘Well, can’t say as I’m surprised,’ Rance said in a low voice. ‘But just the same, I’m sorry to hear it.’ Caroline nodded again, then looked up at him. ‘Looks like we didn’t do so well pickin’ partners, did we?’ ‘First time around, you’re right,’ Rance said, then turned to me. ‘Cary, this is. ?It?s just a lousy seven dollars and fifty cents a month,you can?t get it out of themthough..pathetic, Elwyn!? Elwyn shook his fat headsadly WHACK! Glenda?s aim was true. The harsh leather belt slammed Elwyn?s penis against the unforgiving mahogany and as Elwyn?s glans turned bright redhe screamed. ?WHACK WHACK WHACK Glenda?s arm rose and fell a few more times, and thenshe threw down the belt and began slowly massaging the sobbing telemarketersnear limp organ.Glenda began toying with Elwyn?s. Connor was sitting on his bed, dressed in his school clothes and was getting his stuff ready with his back turned to me. I wrapped my arms around him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. “Hey”“Hi” I sat down on his bed and I looked at some of his homework. I started talking to him about how school was going but something seemed…off somehow. He wouldn’t look me in the eye and when he did I could tell he had been crying.“What’s wrong, Connor?” “What do you mean?”“You look like you’ve been. She never really had much interest in sex, so there were only a couple of positions allowed, and it was usually more like masturbating with her body than having a sex partner, so in that regard, you're much better."Dolores gave me that smile that let me know she understood both what I had said and what I hadn't."That's what I like about you, Gary." she said, "You don't feel like you have to lie to me. So tell me, if you could design a woman to be your ideal sex partner, what would she be.