In other words they were getting a divorce but didn’t have the nerve to say so yet. I cut down on my “sleepwalking” as it was starting to worry ...om. Besides I didn’t have a girlfriend to sneak out and see over the summer anyway. Then one night about six weeks after dad had moved out there came this really big thunderstorm. It had been building up all day and promised to be a real show. Now I love a good storm. Mom on the other hand is terrified by all that noise. It was my turn to cook that. They were just as smart and just as capable as the men of Haiti. And they respected each other. Black men and black women trusting and respecting each other. It’s not a myth. It’s not a fairy tale. It can happen. Right here and right now. Trust me on that one. I’ve seen it. And it’s a beautiful thing. We don’t need to tear each other down. Back in the day, we suffered together. Black women don’t need to turn against the black men of their families and communities by embracing the social disease. Gracie was as calm as she had been before, I complimented her on her poise.Once we were sealed inside the house I removed the handcuffs. She did not play with the bag but I knew it was uncomfortable so I would replace that too.Fort Zero is designed in layers. You may know a Spanish hacienda is designed to enclose a central courtyard. Here there is no courtyard, instead there is another house. A “safe” house. The rooms of the outside house have windows and doors. The rooms on the inside house. As fur as he was concern Gail was a woman in every way that counted. The fact that he would be her first lover was just a matter of time and opportunity. The time would be her sixteenth birthday and John could not think of no better age to ashier his sweet girl into his world. He knew that a nigh of passionate love making with his only daughter would bond and seal their fate for life. However, he had to be patience. She never thought much about the fact that she was living alone with.