" If you're not talking out loud, how come everything you say is in quotation marks?" Amanda asks suspiciously."Well, dear, italics don't survive the ...onversion from Wordperfect format over to a text file and Notepad doesn't allow for multiple fonts in a single document. So, without quotation marks, our dialogue would be a lot harder to follow," Alex replies."Oh," Amanda says while rubbing her chin thoughtfully, "So, when I'm conversing with you inside my head, will my thoughts be in quotation. Got there? Shouldn't I dress to impress 'before' we got there? That's when Betty snuggled next to me, felt my crotch, and told me to bring some sexy underwear to wear. That most folks dressed down to lingerie and such once they got there. Thank goodness she told me. First thing that entered my mind was the old saying bout your mother always telling you to put on clean underwear as a kid. In case of emergency, and if you got rushed to the hospital and undressed you wouldn't be embarrassed. Well,. Masturbation. Logan had a big week at work so waking him up for a little sexual relief wasn’t an option. She would just have to get the dirty thoughts flowing and use her fingers to send her to sleep. Dirty thoughts or perhaps some on-mute porn on her cellphone. Yes, that seemed easier. Picking her phone up from beside the bed she turned it to silent and flicked to the bookmarks screen, tapping the icon for her go-to porn website. But what was she in the mood for? Lesbian? Threesomes? Gang. They were on my things to avoid list.I wanted to be more self sufficient. Alabama offered the best blend of support and independence. I had more friends in Alabama than I ever had before. I felt I could be more in control in Alabama. The psychiatrist had been correct about that.The holiday had helped clarify that even more. I didn't feel comfortable with Will's plan, but I needed to be a part of helping the Lauders, Thornton, and Dorothy succeed, so I dealt with it the best I could.Grandfather.