"She gave me a hard little look. "You're just trying to discourage me aren't you?" No, not that at all. I just want you to realize what a big step you...re taking dropping out of conservatory." I don't think so. You want me to think you're some kind of cheap old fart so I won't want to live with you." She had a little smile in her eyes. "Well, I saw you running around the barn this morning, and I think you looked pretty good, not old at all. And so what if you're cheap. I don't need money. I've. I needed to warm the arm up, as well as get some batting practice. Loney wasn't in yet, but I expected him soon. Scott said he would help me loosen up, but I was to hold my practice down until Hanigan came in. Scott let me throw all of my pitches a few times, and then told me to go use the cages.It was while I was in the cages that Loney showed up. He said, "I should have known you would be here slaving away. You know we should have had an off day today, but we have to play Boston instead. Are. After a year I was rotated back to the US, and I got injured when one of my crew drove a forklift off the end of a loading dock. I made the mistake of going down after him when the forklift shifted and pinned my legs under it. Both of my legs were broken and required surgery and steel rods to repair them.That ended my military career. I was medically discharged and spent six months at a VA hospital rehabbing. I received a 70% disability rating, and a pension. Cindy visited every chance she. He moved towards me, and wrapping his arm around my shoulder and tucking me against his warm body, started to talk. "Oh Steffie, I love you so much honey. But not like this, not as a man and woman, ...not as lovers," he sputtered. "You're my daughter, my beautiful daughter... We can't...I don't think of you like that Steff," he finished, but his tentative words seemed said more to convince himself more than me. "You don't want to love me Daddy?" I demanded. "No sweetie... not like that," he.