And he had this feeling in the pit of his stomach that, if the Pumpkin returned, it would be much worse this time. Sally had been thinking much the sa...e thing as she stood in front of Linus, her mind filled with the horror of last year. She finally sat next to the boy, placing her hand on top of his. Despite what had happened, she still loved him and trusted him. She hoped that one day, they would be able to get past what had happened last year. But she was scared that it might happen again,. I threatened physical pain and told her how easy it would be to let everyone know how much of a slut she was and ruin her reputation. Then, without really thinking about what I was saying, I said, “Even if I just got you pregnant, you better not tell them my fucking name.” Well, I had to slap her again. I shouldn’t have said that, after all, I’d told her a fake name (I could be dumb sometimes, but I wasn’t stupid), so what the fuck did I care if she told. We moved a few weeks later, and. " She hoped that would get Cindy's mind off of the imaginary man she had cuckolded her husband with."Why not? You're free, white and over twenty-one," said Cindy. "You can do anything you want." That's a horrible thing to say!" gasped Claire, who was suddenly aware of a number of black people around them, some of them within earshot."It's just a saying," said Cindy, impatiently. "We're going out for drinks after work. I'm calling Danny as soon as we get back to work and telling him I'll be. Besides, most restaurants had bars, so it really wasn't a big deal. We were led over to an empty couch, it really wasn't very busy yet and we crashed; me in the middle of course, surrounded by Chalise and Gail while Cate sat in one of a few chairs facing the couch. We were sitting and talking for a bit before Chalise leaned in and whispered "Alex, notice anything unusual?"I had to think for a moment but didn't notice anything. True, it was much more relaxed than usual. More of a homey feel than.