Mom said that she would tell everybody and just to come home. She sounded close to tears on the phone.We all sat at the dining room table with the fam...ly portrait hanging over us and Mom told us how Her Mom hadn’t woken up that morning. “She went peacefully, had a long life, a loving family and had achieved Great Grandmother status. She was happy.“Ken. Your Dad will be over here for the funeral which is next Saturday at Moms church. I’ll give you his flight details when I get them and you can. Will you marry me?’ The tears spilled down my cheeks as I wrapped my arms around him. ‘Yes. Yes. A million times, yes!’ I laughed. ‘Thank God you asked me. I didn’t know how I was going to tell you yes without accidently asking you first.’ Adam laughed at my ridiculousness as he stood up to get on the bed. He pulled me closer and wiped the tears from my face. Then he kissed my eyes and my cheeks, my chin and finally my mouth. He turned his head to tilt the kiss. My hands spread wide on his. “You can’t!” Courtney protested, struggling against him. “Someone would see, Rick could come back –”“Stop talking, Courtney.” Michael snapped. “I locked the door when I came in.”He shoved her up against the wall, pinning her against it. They were basically out of sight from anyone passing by. “No one’s here to help you now.” He chuckled as he looked down at her. “You look so beautiful when you’re scared.” He whispered, leaning down to her ear. “It makes me want to do so many things to. ‘He’s a fuckin’ wimp. Probably a goddamn faggot.’ Rod could be intractable, but so could Lois. Freddy would stay with them, whether Rod liked it or not. She went into the bathroom, came out wearing her nightgown, and put her comb on the dresser. Rod, stripped to his briefs, moved behind her, circled his arms around her, and cupped her breasts in his hard hands. ‘Oh!’ Lois moaned. She leaned against her husband’s muscular body and felt his erection prodding her buttocks, warmth and delight began.