. ''Ike?'"I'm coming, Carlie. Where are you?"'With you, lover, always with you.'"Don't leave me again!"'Never. We'll always be with you... we're part ...f you. But it's time to move on. All of us have to move on. Don't keep us locked up in a memory of suffering forever. Remember us with love. Set us all free.'"How?"'Let it go. It wasn't your fault. Nothing that happened was your fault. We don't blame you... stop blaming yourself and let it go.'"Just like that, huh?"'Just like that. Don't forget. These things don’t just go away by themselves. You know that.’ That night I told Natalie I had a sore back and a headache. Even then, she suggested I lie still and she would do all the work. It took some effort to talk her out of sex. That was what my life had come down to. I had to talk my own wife out of having sex with me. I really resented that. The next evening when I watched Brook’s team finish practice, it seemed like a couple of the girls’ mothers were friendlier than usual. Brook. "Mom, my report card," Melanie proffered."Oh, yes, how does that look?" She took a look at the marks, and teacher comments. "That's really good, Mel. Those are top marks." She went to sign the card, but realized with her hands taped up with intravenous lines, that was not on."Don't worry," Dale assured her. "I'll sign it for you."They had a marvellous couple of hours visiting, until finally supper arrived."Look at this," Felicity challenged them, gesturing at the nutrients on her tray. "With tears still flowing, Chrissy was forced to walk to the centre ofthe room whilst Sarah admired him from every angle. She then took herseat and listened as Auntie explained how she had caught Chrissyrummaging in her panty drawer six months before and how from then on hehad been under her control."I always thought you showed an unusual interest in my lingerie,Chrissy! Now I know why!" said Sarah.Chrissy blushed furiously. "At least she won't see my lingerie!" hethought.Auntie finished.