"James?" I asked. The intruder pulled the mask off of his face, revealing none other than my boyfriend himself. "What the fuck, James?" "Just shut up ...nd enjoy this sweetheart."I was pissed. I pulled at my arms, trying to free them from the rope. When that didn't work, I tried kicking my legs, but it was no use. I couldn't pull them free at all. "Let me out. I've had a bad day and I am NOT in the mood," I yelled at him as he was undressing in the corner. "Lay back. Relax. Let me make you feel. “We?”I tried to deflect. “Habit,” I said. “I think of everything as us.”She bought it, but went on. “Honey, the best kind of birth control is not having sex.”“I know that,” I said. “It’s called abstinence. They talk about it at school all the time.”“So why don’t we try that for a while longer,” said my mother.This time it was my voice that said, “We?”She blushed.“Well not me, of course. I’m grown.”“So it’s okay if the pill doesn’t work for you,” I said.She didn’t buy that one.“It’s not the same. ~Nikita Khrushchev~When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I'm beginning to believe it.~Clarence Darrow~Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.~Author unknown~Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.~John Quinton~Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the. She then got back in on my side, spooning closely in front of me as I extended my left arm under her neck and across her front, embracing and soothing her. Alicia reached past me though, patting Tracey’s abdomen one more time behind us. I could just feel Tracey reaching and giving Allie’s hand a squeeze before letting go. I turned one more time to look at Tracey. “You’re Allie’s now,” she murmured, looking at me. “Keep an eye on us, okay?” I asked as tears silently fell from my eyes while I.