“Do you like what you see?” “Very much so. And did you like what you saw?”“Yes, and I have been looking forward to this for a long time. Eve...y sense I caught you starring at my butt when I walk home. I lay in bed at night and bring myself off thinking about you doing it to me and wondering what your pecker looked like and how it would feel inside me.”“Really. You knew I was watching at your butt as you went home?”“Yes, and I liked that you did. I even told mom about it and she thought it was. One night, I was in the garden. About 11 ish. Their bedroom light came on. Curtains not quite shut. I couldn't see in from where I was but I was drawn to have a peek. I got over the low fence and made my way through the bushes. Perfect view. She was walking around the room, just tidying up. Then she stopped and started to undo the buttons of her dress. At this point in my life, I'd never had sex with a woman. In fact I'd not seen another woman naked, since I was a teenager. She slipped out of. I wondered if Jessica really had the power to convince a group of kids to adopt my daughter. I prayed every day that Hannah would find the courage to make the attempt.“Just walk up to the table where they are sitting, look straight at Brian, and say ‘Hi. Can I join you?’ That’s all you have to do.”“But what if he says no?”“How many friends do you have now?” Jessica asked.“None.”“If he said no, how many friends would you have?”“None.”“Net zero. No risk. Things can’t get any worse than they are. ’ ‘What? You mean she is giving up? That’s so unlike her.’ ‘But she’s so far gone now, she just may want to rest. It’s been weeks since she recognized me, I have to wonder what is happening in her mind.’ Wondering if she ever remembered those times in the kitchen I asked my mother, ‘Does she say anything to you anymore, about anything?’ ‘Only about getting away, as if I were a stranger who could free her, or occasionally she’ll mention the nice lady who came last week.’ ‘Meaning you?’ ‘Yeah, I.