I hadn’t told the rest of them that part before. “He wanted to promise me there would be no retaliation from him or his family for Vance and asked...me to leave his parents alone. He also told me that he’s been offered a plea deal for what happened in September.”“What?!!?” several people raged about that and I held my hand up for silence.“Let me explain,” I said. “It’s actually a good deal for us. Patrick pleads guilty to sixty counts of rape, the drugs, unlawful confinement and human trafficking. The day past, as days must, and that night Penny took Rose to bed withher, and before she fell asleep she had shared all her hopes and fearswith Rose.More days went by, until it was New Year's Eve, and Penny's parents lether stay up to watch the ball drop, but as soon as they had cheeredwith the crowd, they sent her to bed.That night, as Penny slept, a small ball of light entered the room. Theball of light floated above Penny, and then touched the toy rabbit.Moments later, the light withdrew,. Only they were greatly oversized so that they would fit me. I felt stupid putting them on, and knew that I looked like an idiot. Janet had me stand in front of a mirror and told me what a pretty little girl I was.Janet made me leave the house with her so she could introduce me to her friends. I didn't want to go, but Janet insisted. When she started introducing me as her daughter, I wondered if her friends thought that she was crazy.But when her friends started saying what a pretty little girl. "Yeah," he admitted sheepishly."I guess I did." You're learning really well then already."He didn't reply. She was right, he guessed he was learning... something."She also said that you're having some very interesting reactions whenshe plays with your backside. Is that right?"He really didn't want to admit it, but he had no doubt that Cassie hadshown her the really embarrassing pictures from last night. The onesshe had said she wasn't going to show Mel. He blushed deeply and closedhis eyes..