“Honey are you okay?” she asked finally sensing my discomfort.“I’m fine,” I replied much too quickly.“Would it be alright with you if I ta...e my towel off? I know its awkward being in the steam room with your stepmom, but it’s just a little nudity. Besides, I think I can trust you not too peek right?”“Uh, sure mom. I’ll close my eyes for you. Just tell me when you’re done.”I closed my eyes and tried to think of something besides how sexy she must look right now.“All done,” she chirped happily.. Despite having wanted to feel one across his backside for quite some time this was the first time that Richard had actually seen a cane and the fact that one was now on display meant that his caning was ever closer. Margaret had given her late husband some merciless floggings with that cane but she had no idea what Richard would be able to take so she thought that she had better talk to him about it, "My Ralph had a very high pain threshold and I gave him some real thrashings but I do not know. That was actually nice of them, making it a 15-day pass instead of a two-week pass.Daisy joined us, and the four of us spent the rest of the afternoonplaying outside. Both Daisy and Carol stayed for dinner and we playedsome more afterwards. Then Carol had to go home. Pa drove her home,and I went along with them.On the way back home, Pa said, "You have a very good friend there,Lucy. She's involved not only with you, but also with Ruth and herfriend Daisy -- pretty much the whole family."For. I saw them make love and do all kinds of loving things that made mom scream, cry and moan loudly.Mom was an avid flier like all members of our family. Her twin-engine plane crashed as a novice flier missed the radio announcement and path of her landing and crashed into her despite her best attempts to evade. Both pilots were dead. I was four years old.Daddy and grandpa descended into gloom but for my concern they would have allowed in grief. Grandpa on daddy's advice took up an offer to join.