I wanted to hate my mom, I really did, but then I remembered my childhood and how different things were back then, when daddy was alive. But then we l...st him to a random back alley shooting and mom started drinking, and I supposed that was when her soul died and I was left to grow up with her walking corpse. But a walking corpse only knew to feed its immediate needs. I have been on my own for the last ten years and now that I was a woman, I found I had to navigate a whole new set of dangers.. " He looked about to object, but I put my finger on his lips to stop him. "Drink it. You need rest, and I know you aren't going to sleep, between worrying about Anora, Loghain, and the Landsmeet."Alistair nodded encouragingly, and he sighed and took the vial, popping the cork with his teeth and tossing the entire contents back.We wished him a good night, and left him to get ready for bed before he passed out entirely. Alistair and I wandered back to his room hand in hand; I barely paused to. I would pass every mirror to check on how I was doing with my recovery to youth. The better I looked, the more John was on me. He was a good husband and father, and me standing at my window watching a handsome man cut grass was lunacy.I guess every woman fantasizes about something or other, but I sure was fantasizing about Charles. The neighborhood quickly learned that he was recently divorced, which made him even more attractive. I had only talked to him once, and I liked the way he looked at. "So, Dan, if I understand you right, you're not opposed to having sex with younger women... assuming they talk dirty to you over the phone, and are prepared to let you have disgustingly perverse sex with them?" I liked my touch of sarcasm.He nodded — then instantly shook his head as if trying to work out if he'd given the wrong answer or not. It didn't matter; I'd already made my decision. I stood in front of him and reached for the zipper of my skirt. With the help of a few wiggles, the.