" I will have to spend today making various arrangements for your father's funeral" her mother said sadly "So why don't you catch-up with any school w...rk you have outstanding and then play on your computer or something?" Okay mom."The thirteen year-old helped herself to some cereal and fresh juice, turning a bit more subdued at having been reminded forcefully of the tragic events of the previous day. She returned to her bedroom and turned-on her PC, quickly loading her English literature. Maximus is confined to the space ten feet from that shackle, if the chains are pulled taut, his back to the wall. Maximus looks around and sees two brass braziers in the corners, flames leap and dance upon them providing the soft ruddy bronze light. There is a large wooden x to which one may be shackled and beaten. Sometimes the rich like to purchase a Gladiator and beat them to death to feel more powerful, Maximus worries not, his value is far to high after winning his match today to be used. " I didn't know you still had my number, Samir." Of course I do. I've thought about you."I wasn't seeing anyone. There had been a man, beginning right after my night with Samir last spring, but it was ultimately a short-lived relationship—one that had left me shaken and sad. I'd been unusually celibate recently. "Okay," I said. A few days before he was due to arrive, on impulse, I invited him to stay at my place. Didn’t that make sense, since we’d evidently progressed beyond a one-night stand?. I couldn't help but think about what they were saying. Was my mom asking how long we had been fucking, did my dad tell her, did she ask who started it?Which was me, of course. Would my dad open up about being seduced by me, his own daughter? So many questions, so many thoughts running through my head, but one thing which didn't stop going through my head was how much I wanted to be with my dad, the father of my child.I finally came out once the fighting had stopped. I looked towards my dad, who.