Her mother wasn't there, either, which Emily did find surprising. Her mother was practically a fixture at the kitchen table in the morning, always try...ng to whip up "something a little special" for Emily's younger brother Todd, or for Emily's dad, if he happened to be around. Emily couldn't remember the last time her mother hadn't greeted her in the kitchen before school with a friendly wave and a cheerful smile, asking her if she had anything special planned for that day ... it was more than a. " Joyce. I thought you still missed Dad. Are you forgetting all about him?"Joyce turned to her friend and hugged her hard. "I'll never forget him. I still cry for him, and you know it. But I'm falling in love with this man, and Diana is so beautiful and sweet, as are Helen and Laura, and the girls just make me want to jump right in with them. I'm still somewhat confused, too, but Diana will probably do a better job of telling their story than I can, and will make it a whole lot more believable.. It wasnt so bad until I noticed a group of guys peaking around the corner at me and just staring in awe. After I was told to pull down my skirt and stop acting like a whore we got to the car and I was threatened if I didnt take off all my clothes hed beat me black and blue. So we drove down the highway, me not wearing an ounce of fabric we got stuck in traffic and he wouldnt let me cover or anything, I was so embarrassed but I had never been so turned on. A while down the line I had my third. We bonded with her as mother until we were old enough to understand the truth about our real mother. It was important for them to make us understand so we wouldn't question why they slept in separate bedrooms or why dad went out many nights and didn't come home.Maybe, just maybe, because dad already had an efficient 'mother' at home with his kids, he was much more exacting about who might be acceptable as his next wife, but then the other side of the coin would be: After all dad's machinations.