From San Diego we crossed to Phoenix where we stayed a couple of days with grandpa’s oldest son from his first marriage and his family. James Jr. an... his wife were nice. Their girls were about my age, one older and one younger, and tried to flirt with me. Trish took it all in fun but there was a certain possessiveness in how she held my hand while we were there.From Phoenix we headed up to the Grand Canyon — knowing as we did that we wouldn’t be staying very long because of grandpa’s problems. Ich m?sselernen, ihm zu gehorchen, ohne auch nur daran zu denken, dass es andereM?glichkeiten gibt. Zum Beispiel die M?glichkeit, ungehorsam zu sein.Zuletzt habe ich das am Freitag versucht, also vor zwei Tagen. Noch heutehabe ich seitdem Schwierigkeiten beim Sitzen, denn der Po schmerzt. O ja,mein Herr kann f?rchterlich zuschlagen, wenn ich mit entbl??tem Po ?berseinem linken Knie liege und er meint, dass ich es n?tig habe. AmFreitagabend hatte ich es n?tig, denn ich hatte meine. .."Ted had that look in his eye -- the one that said he was hearing something painfully true. I kept going. "Party girls are easy to acquire, because virtually no one wants them. Even relationships with the kind of real men who will take them in and share them out for fun aren't stable, because that real man is always going to withhold a part of himself and keep her at arm's length. This is so he can remain in control -- and incidentally, so she can't hurt him. Our second type of guy is all. Can I show you around the house?” “Oh, you live here?” I smiled. “For the time being, yes. I sleep here too but that’s only when I’m alone.” Over the next hour or so I accompanied Amaya by showing her the house bar along with the rest of the Tudor mansion. I poured mama san a few mixed drinks and entertained her with stories about my adventures in Utah and my acculturation difficulties with adjusting to the lifestyle of the Northeast. Several drinks.