" Not this time, you've seen to that."Her dumfounded expression demanded further explanation."He's assaulted you, punched and kicked you."He could see...that she realised then that there would be no going back to her violent father."Shania, don't get the idea I'm happy she's gone. I'm worried sick, but she would have gone anyway." I know. My Mum's stubborn as a mule!" They both laughed, it bonded them further.Claire arrived three hours later, having got the bus to their nearest bus stop and. I placed my hand on the Presidential Rule and Guidance book. ‘‘According to this rule book, I am clearly within the guidelines as prescribed for a sitting President to raise funds for other candidates or the party,’’ I said. Reading those sections may have more value than I thought.‘‘If the commission finds and rules on a technicality that I have done something improper then I shall file the paperwork as a candidate. At that point, I can take the gloves off and really go after your candidate. I. At that moment I was using the threat of publicising them to make my daughter keep my own affair secret.“I came home from Uni and needed a shoulder to cry on,” she continued. “I wanted to talk to you, but when I got home, I found you and Dad were away. I’d come all that way on the train and needed to talk to someone I trusted, so I went to see my friends. I tried Julie‘s house but no-one was there so I went round to see if they were at their Dad’s flat.”“And Tony was on his own?”“Sort of. There. “Cindy doesn’t fight fair. She sends cookies to his office.”“Nice move,” I said, “but seriously, how could you look at those girls and NOT want to ‘father’ your butt off?”“True, true,” my wife said.Terri’s ear perked up. “Dad, they’re not doing this because we’re cute. Otherwise they’d have the Care Bears or something.”“Yeah, okay,” I said. “I know that. But the fact that you’re adorable is a big plus.”“Works for Cindy,” Terri giggled.I looked at Tina, seeing her rolling her eyes.“Cindy’s cute,.