Is that right? Do you like that?"I nodded, wondering if she was going to scold me. She didn't, though. She looked down at her hand and said, "You know... I like it, too. Why do you think I always use that hand? You know I'm right-handed. Remember the first time? I used my left hand then, because I thought you might like it, and I think I was right."That led into a serious talk."You know I love your Father, don't you? I loved him from the minute I met him, and that has never changed. Plus, you. Raven stepped to me. She did not put her hand upon my shoulder. It was Maggie who did that – well, Maggie took my hand in hers, as her short stature forced her. Quietly, Maggie said: “Don’t worry, sir. We’ll get Virginia back.”“Right we will!” Gillian said, slapping her palms together as she stepped up to stand before me. “Besides, she’s a clever girl with a great deal of magick power to her. That has to count for a lot.”I smiled, weakly. “Yeah,” I said, then turned to Raven. “Your mother said. I tried to get a straight answer to my question if her treatment of my girls was the reason they decided to get rid of her, but I only got a repetition of the official reasons once more. Weeks passed and the girls grew happier and I grew much less worried. I still kept my eyes and ears open and I suspected that my overprotective ways would continue for some time, to the annoyance of my kids. I thought about Mary, what she had told me about herself and what she had said about my sister more. “Didn’t you get enough loving last night?” asked Brenda.“When it comes to loving from you two, it’s like J. Paul Getty said when asked how much money was enough.”“And what was his answer?” asked Maria.“Just a little bit more,” laughed Hawk.“Go get your shower, you sex glutton.”“No, ladies first.”“OK, you’ve shown us you’re a gentleman. Now, stop procrastinating and get your shower.”“Yes, Ma’am.” Hawk tried to look pitiful as he headed toward the bathroom. The two throw pillows following him.