" There was an unmistakablesadness in his eyes that I hadn't expected, so I continued, "I've beenon my own ever since." That's probably why Taggert wa... after you. He runs a saloon and houseof 'girls' in Cold Forks. He most likely wanted you for his business,and was trying to make a trollop out of you." He frowned and placed hislarge foot down onto the floor. "Sorry to hear about your folks andall...but, at least you didn't get pressed into service in hisbusiness." I'd die before I'd work for. Jenni, I think your cousin has magical hands or something, I’m about ready to cream my freaking pants from this massage’ She giggled childishly, and I blushed. Jenni just laughed and moved back to her seat with Erica, coming back. ‘Let’s make a toast. To uh….Family!’ Yelled Erica. I had to bring it up. ‘Well, what about Alex? She’s not family, but. Hell, she might as well be.’ I stated, Matter-of-factually. I felt a tugging at my neck, so when I looked down, I wasn’t expecting our lips to meet.. We ate our food and made small talk for a little while. I got up, take the plates away to put them in the dish washer and the girls stayed there at the table to finish their drinks. I am leaned down putting the dishes in the tray of the dish washer, when I glance over at the girls and happen to notice that I can see between their legs. They have got their legs open just barely enough to see nothing but a sliver of underwear. I turn away and keep putting more plates in the tray. The girls are. After a while Abby exits her room and tiptoes downstairs. The television is on, though Mat isn’t watching it. She goes behind the couch where he’s sitting and wraps her arms around his neck.“I’m sorry,” she whispers, and he sighs. Crawling over the back of the couch, she sits next to him. “Can you forgive me?” she asks, and he glances at her. He looks away without speaking, and her heart sinks. She wants nothing more than to make him happy right now, and there’s one sure way she knows how to do.