Charlotte was 24 yearsold and Carol's daughter."No, we don't hun, but that's because we are women and women like yourme, your mother, and my daughter... do not need to go to work because wehave the men in our lives who go to work for us." Carol does her best toexplain as Mark just stares at the telly."Oh, right," is all that Mark says but Carol won't let the issue go."Maybe, maybe that's why you don't want to work Mark," Carol then says asMark just gives her a funny look."What do you mean by. ”“Well...” Another long pause. “Thank you.” So he got them to the restaurant. She was out of the car before he came around, but she let him seat her at the restaurant. The order was a more comfortable topic for both of them, but his excuse for the time with her was his report.“Okay.” he resumed when they had ordered. “The perp said it was consensual. Do we believe it? Does Miss Murphy believe it? Not by a long shot, but what lawyers believe and what they can prove are two very different. After that I felt so empty.I cried myself to sleep for month and then slowly got over the pain of loss. At first I couldn't even believe that she was gone. I'd go to the kitchen expecting to see her puttering around there making breakfast or cleaning up some dishes from the night before, but she wasn't there. After that, I got mad at her for leaving me, and then mad at the doctors who seemed impotent in what they could do for her. After that stage, resignation set in.Mindy struck fear into my. She led me to her bedroom, where we lay down and entwined our bodies. When we came up for air, Tammy looked me straight in the eyes."Tommy, I want you to make love to me; I'm a virgin, but I want to give that to you, here and now." I got my wallet, and retrieved a condom, which I'd been carrying since her mother gave them to me. I tore it open, and rolled it on my stiff pecker."Tammy, are you absolutely sure this is what you want/" I asked her."Yes," she said quietly. "Tommy, I'm in love with.