The sobbing. The pain he felt every time after one of his Mothers thrashings. He recognized the feeling well. “OK Kevin” Sarah said. “I hope tha... has taught you a lesson. You will help me much more in future won’t you Kevin?” Kevin didn’t answer. He was sobbing too much to form the words. Or at least so he thought. Six spanks with the hairbrush later and the question repeated by Sarah and he suddenly found his tongue. “Yes Mum …erm I mean Sarah” he said quickly. Not too clearly. But Sarah. He had been rough, thoughtless in his handling of her and she hadhated him for it even as the experience secretly and shamefully thrilledher. But now she knew the truth, that he had been kindness incarnate,considerate and solicitious of her welfare compared to the realities ofwhat a real Red Silk girl was exposed to on a nightly basis in a tavernsuch as Tisoch's.The lipsticked glyph on her left breast, the first letter of the Goreanword for "punishment" was smeared now from sweat and rough. Somehow, he detached from them as the evening went on.Dave said, “Come with us. I’m sure you can get in with your credentials.”Julia Ann lit up. “All right.”They set up a departure time for the Friday night party. The next night would be the actual AVN Awards and a huge party hosted for all the nominees, spouses or partners, and close friends of the industry. As with the other parties, the general public was not invited.Seven hours later, Dave lay on a cushy bench seat in a crowded bar with a. “You never know, one of your super-sperm could’ve snuck through my defences.” She hoped she was right, but knew deep down that, if she was pregnant, this wasn’t John’s child.They purchased a pregnancy test later that afternoon and followed the instructions to the letter. Three minutes later, Rosie was crying in John’s arms, he couldn’t tell if they were tears of happiness, but that was how he chose to interpret them. John was overjoyed; he couldn’t wait to tell his daughters they had a sibling.