I drank. It didn't taste very good. "Now say thank you." "Thank you." "That's better. Now remove all your clothes." "What?!? Bullshit! I will -" I nev...r saw it coming. I didn't even see her hand rise or fall. All I know is that she had just slapped me in the face. Hard. She was glaring at me, breathing heavily. "Bobby," I hear Charlene say quietly. I hadn't even noticed her enter. "You should do as Mary says. You don't want to make her mad." My cheek was hot. "I'm not taking off my clothes. "I used the time to work on my speech. When Charlie finished the call, I handed him the first page of what I planned to cover."This says you had sex with Deb. You never even dated her," he objected."No, it only implies that we had sex. I asked her if she was breaking up with me because you were a better lover, and she answered that it was because you were taller than me." This is bullshit! I'm crossing it out," he said, furious with me.This was the wrong time to joke around with Charlie. He was. Push the red button.”I pushed the button and the motor purred to life. Finally, we would have water in the house again. I wouldn’t have to carry buckets in from the well. It had been a very hot week and to not have water in the house had been very frustrating.Mr. Simmons came back into the pump house. He was smiling from ear to ear. He was a very handsome man for his age. Mom had said he was in his fifties. He sure didn’t look that old. I guess because he had such a good body it made him appear. I turned from side to side in front of the mirror. It isn’t so much that my breasts are exposed every time I move that bothers me. What really bothers me is that I don’t seem to mind as much anymore. I actually thought it looked sexy! When I realized what I was thinking I was dismayed that I could think like that.When it was time, I went out to the car and drove to Snake’s house. I went to the door and knocked. I entered when he gave me permission. The first thing I saw when I entered the house.