Who was the woman with you in the pictures at Victor's mansion?"The hesitation and twitch was barely seen, but Gene noticed. "She's my mother." And yo...'re Victor and Theresa's granddaughter, right?" I am." Jesus." Don't judge me, Gene. For any of it. I don't judge you. What Victor has done to me in the last couple of days has changed everything. Everything. For all of us. He may be my grandfather, but right now, he's my enemy first. He's trying to kill me, and you. Please, no more about that. Well, I found her; she's my day care nurse. Her name is Amy. When can you come and meet her?"I was dumbfounded. I remember telling my grandmother she could find me a woman but I honestly didn't thing she would do it. She was so happy that I had to go along with her for a while. I told her I would be over the next day at lunchtime since she told me that was when Amy would be there.I got to Grandma's house a little earlier the next day so I could talk to her first. The last thing I wanted to do. I never really knew him. Mother married a supposedly respectable man who turned out to be an abusive pervert. Mother didn’t protest his attentions to herself, then when he turned his attentions to me, she did nothing about it. He’s in a secure mental hospital, probably for life. I don’t see her.”“I’m sorry...” I said.“Don’t be. I am what I am now because of my past, and I’m happy. I’d like to see if you can be happy too.” Jenni cocked her head, looking at me. “I think you really like your Rob,”. In return, we have a free hand with your boat. You and the crew are exempt from call-up or draft; you can bring aboard family and friends ; and so can your crew.”“What’s the catch?” Hoag demanded. “There has to be a big one.”Rico explained that the Summer was to become the floating refuge of the company’s owners and friends. She would sail on a semi weekly circuit to restock and let peons ashore -- briefly or permanently as warranted. The upper echelon owners would helicopter off if they needed.