Mom was against it until David stuck up for meand told Mom that they would be gone in a few days. So, she said ok andhe gave me pink highlights. I lov...d them!I hugged David and said, "Thank you so much, I love you."Without hesitation he said, "You are more than welcome and I love youand Jennifer too." I remember thinking that I would like to startcalling him daddy.The following week, we actually had a three-day weekend because of someteacher training. David cleared his schedule and took us to. I came with coffee. Served to all. Jayalaxmi caught hold my nose and slapped on my chicks. You bastard, how dare you. Bow in front of me and catche my feet and tell ” I am your slave maharanee. Tell 100 times, other wise i will cut your nose.” I shivered and fell on her feet. Mom, pallavi, madhavi are laughing. Henceforth you are our slave. You should be always at our feet. Come on sit and stand for 1000 times she ordered. I was sitting and standing. In between she was shouting twisting my nose. You people better get some rest."Back in the car, Melanie snuggled close to David on the backseat."Don't ever leave me," she whispered.Lana Hartwell's burial was six days later. Judy had asked for a week of unpaid leave to stay with Josh who was even more shaken by his sister's death than Melanie. A day before the funeral, Dani Olsen arrived on a morning plane and was picked up by Judy and Josh. She stepped out from the Arrivals gate and frowned when she saw Josh."Hey, Mom! Jeez, you could have. He lay heavy on her as she trembled with the fading echoes of the intense orgasm. He slowly eased from her. She moaned softly in protest. He pulled her close as she sighed into exhausted sleep. She had given him a most unique offering. She had sated him. He found it a most fitting offering in return for sanctuary. His hands again began stroking her body. A soft sound of pleasure as she responded to him in her sleep. He let his awareness drift and she slept warm against him. A battle caught his.