"--------------------Poe Cottage, Saturday morning, September 10th, 2016I was in the cottage dayroom, spread out on a couch, with a good book inmy han...s. I could have read in my room, which would have been moreprivate, but it wasn't as cozy and comfortable as Sanctuary had been.Since I couldn't have Sanctuary, I made due with a comfortable couchinstead.My current book was the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, written in theoriginal Scandinavian. One of the advantages of my power was that Icould. We’ll talk a lot of times about this, since I have a surprise for you – well, if you want it,’ she smiled. ‘I learned today that your father will come back in just a little bit over a year from now. That’s a very long time for a little girl. We can spend that time here together, just as we have been doing, or we could also go where I come from. Your father signed the papers for it today and so did your Tante Anneliese. We could go on a holiday and you could meet my family then. It is your. ....Fun for him, sheer torture for me. "Don't look at me and lean over the bed, NOW!!" he screamed. Not wanting to make things any worse I did what he said.....However, apparently it wasn't fast enough for the monster and he took his belt and started HITTING MY ASS over and over. My god, the pain was becoming unbearable.. I was BEGGING him to stop........ "Please, please, please stop hitting me, PLEASE!!!!!!!!" I PLEADED but to no avail....All of a sudden he stopped hitting. " "Jeanie, er ma'am, you are six months pregnant and been beat up. How about if I borrow one of the trucks and I'll take you wherever you want to go?" "No Dave. You have worked for him for fifteen years and he would fire you in a heartbeat. I won't be responsible for you losing your job, I'll be just fine." Jeanie Scoville, thirty years old, five foot four, a hundred thirty pounds, dark short hair and electric blue eyes. Bright outgoing personality, happy with ranch life until Damon became.