No one dictates to me who I should or should not see. That my grandmother likes you is a plus, but either way it’s always my choice, Abigail.” He... gaze was intense. She swallowed hard before opening her mouth. He could see she really wanted to say something, but her own shyness was holding her from fully expressing herself. What would Abby be like completely uninhibited? “What is it, baby?” “I’m sorry I acted so stupid when you got here.” He didn’t want her apologizing anymore, but didn’t. I could see her young body out of the corner of my eye. Knowing she was watching me fuck her mother gave me an extra thrill. I pretended not to notice her. Julie and I had talked about how Candie had developed and we knew it wouldn’t be long before she was sexually active. I had gotten Julie pregnant when she was 16, and even at that, I was not the first boy to sample her wares. Julie and I were both glad Candie had not gotten pregnant yet. “Did he fuck you good baby?” I asked Julie, as I. Correct?”“Yes, Matt. I think that’s a fair summary.”“Well, the next question is the hardest. Considering the aggravation you’re getting from the board meetings of late, and the way they’re changing the business: How important is it to you to save Grace? I ask, as the only way you can fix this is to sack the lot of them to put in new people who’ll do it your way. To do that you need to have suitable ones on hand and ready to take over.”“Damn it, Matt! Grace was my father’s dream and I hate to. Can you be in front of the door and still in your car at 10:30?”“Sure.” Though he might block the street if there were no parking spaces. “I might have to circle the block, but I’ll be there within two or three minutes of the time you set.”“That would be marvelous.”Well what else could he do for her? “Does Claire know you’re coming?”“No.”“Would you like her to know? Want me to call her?”“Could you?”“I can try. Who were the others?”“Gwen and Joan.”“Well, I’ll try for them. I can’t place.