I didn't get you anything," Brian said ruefully. "That's okay," she replied. Something in her eyes told Brian that shewas being serious. The look was...familiar yet strange to him. Her eyesseemed to look at him with the same intense desire that he felt when hehad looked at women that he wanted to be with. She slid her hand aroundhis neck and pulled his face towards hers. Brian started to panic. He wanted to leave her. He feared that he wouldbreak her heart if he left her after they went any. Jealousy and competition were put aside as all three joined forces to correct Bobby’s egregious behavior at a minimum, and think of some way to punish him severely, if possible. The sisters jumped up and surged around the table to beat at their brother with ineffectual fists. Bobby, thinking it was all a joke, gave the breasts in his hands a little squeeze. Monica’s hands came up to grip his wrists and her fingernails dug in deeply enough that the marks would be there for days.“Get off me!” she. . it doesn’t even matter that the same boy knocked ‘em up ... way back in 1781. It makes no never mind that he didn’t marry either of them. One out of four babies were illegitimate before and after the Revolution. (George Washington wasn’t the father of our country ... Ben Franklin was ... randy old fucker.)And here I was, Surprise Me Flintkote ... from ... of ALL places ... Virginia ... Home of the Confederacy ... a REBEL.“And it makes no never mind that JoeBob beat his wife and children with. I made no such promise.” And that giggle. “I like that you have hair on your chest. Sign of virility, don’tcha know...”“Oh yeah,” I retorted. “I need lots of virility to lounge around on the river.”Sassy gleam in her eyes. “You never know what you may need in the future. I look around here and I see you’re a prepared man. Lots of things I see on this boat, you don’t exactly need right now, but under the right conditions, they’d prove useful.”“I’m often hours away from help. If I can’t take care.