"I didn't think so, but I let it go. Crying and pouting and having a tantrum might have made her feel maternal, but I couldn't bring any real emotions...let alone extreme ones to the surface. It probably wouldn't have mattered. I took the empty plates and left her to watch the baby.Having witnessed the effect of the heroin on the young poet, I knew to be cautious. Since I hadn't done any for a few months, I decided to be especially careful. Expecting the Pixie's arrival within a couple hours. Some of the guys were coming at her with cocks in hand and I said, "Guys, that's enough for one night."I got up and helped Kristy to her feet then led her to the bathroom and shut the door. I started the shower and helped her get inside it. She just stood there in a trance letting the warm water splash over her body.I asked her, "Kristy are you ok?"She turned and looked at me with tears welling in her eyes, "Yes. Are you ok?"I replied, "Yes, I'm ok. You get cleaned up and I'll be back in just a. "Well, I guess I better go talk to her," he said to Sarah. "She's got to see that I've already got someone, and besides, she's a lot younger than me." She's only ten years younger than you Junior." Sarah pointed out. "There are twelve years between my Pa and Ma, and your Pa was ten years older than your Ma. And you got to realize, there aren't a lot of eligible men around now." Hell, what about Davey?" Junior asked. "And besides, I've already got you. I don't need anyone else..." He broke off,. “Hey, Anna.” “How’s the new pool?” Gerald chuckled. She’d always been nice to him, but she was out of his league, and he knew it. He was positive she knew it too. Every conversation they’d had, he had initiated, and she had politely responded. This was a first. But then, he was the only one in the neighborhood with a pool, and last he checked, the thermometer said ninety-eight. “It’s awesome.” “I bet. It’s a scorcher today.” She was artfully trying to obtain an invitation. If she only knew how.