We killed them today. Five inning slaughter rule."Karen had no idea what he was talking about, but smiled anyway. "Jason, why don't you go change and ...ump in the pool to cool off. You look warm." I'll just wear these shorts. Justin dropped me off, and I forgot to go past the house and get my suit. I can wear this, right?" Sure, if you want.Jason stood up and slipped off the tank top shirt he had on, and headed out to the pool, as Karen stared at him. "Damn Kathy, he sure did get a lot of. Will yall help me with the baby, I asked? What I want you to do Tori, is to think about just one day with a baby, think about what it will be like from the minute you get up and for 24 hours and I want you to write it out everything you think about because I want you to understand how much your life is going to change with having a baby, my father said. Yes sir, I replied. My mom put her arm around my shoulders and shook me lightly and playfully. We love you Tori, she said. I love you too, I. " That could take a long time." Yes, love, but not necessarily and you don't want to run into this sort of trouble again." No!" She looked at Steven who nodded."I think she's hit the nail on the head," he said.When Mary left later she hugged Becca. "Thank you," she whispered. "I love you, Becca. Thank God Uncle Steven found you." Dead right!" Becca murmured hugging her back.It took Mary a long time to get to sleep that night. She was so excited that Ray had come to claim her back and had told. I slide my hands down fromher shoulder to the length ofher arms all the way to herwrist she was gripping tightlyon the edge of the platform. Ilifted her wrist and hold herhands sliding my palm underher palm. We hold each otherhands with fingers tangled infingers, she hold my hand sotight and so did I like wewere drowning in the waveof lust and desire for havingeach other, holding so tightto keep together yet pushingback if we could stop whereit was leading us to.Fastening the grip as wepushed.