“Know what?” He echoed, “Do you know?”I didn’t say anything this time, I wasn’t even sure if he had been talking or if I was reading his m...ind. I had always been fairly good at figuring people out but no matter how far I stared into Michael’s eyes, I couldn’t read him. I felt lost. I think that’s what made me so interested in him.“Do you know how much I like you?” he said, still and almost emotionless. “Why would you say that?”“You’re so beautiful” He said, not breaking the trance between us.“I. “Personal, eh?” she then said. “Is he also,” she went on, waving her hand towards Honor’s crotch, “you know ... a sissy? I thought so. He looks real enough, though. Nice boob job, honey. Did you pay for that, Lucian?”Honor froze, her mouth half-open, her wide eyes moving from his mother to him, like two huge gray question marks.It was the moment Lucian learnt the truth about his mother. He learnt what she really thought about girls like Honor – which of course was how she thought about him.He. He gasped and hugged me hard."i'm sorry alice! I dident mean to hurt you!" it's ok, it felt... Good."He smiled then walked back to the couch, and sat down."come here." he said.I did as I was Told. I was standing in front of him, he leaned forward, grabed me by the hips and pulled me onto him. He spread my legs so I was sitting on him. He kissed me. We tounge kissed for a while, and then we stoped. "Damn Alice, that outfit is driving me insane!" he said In a whisper.I opened my mouth to talk,. The first two hours were over well-traveled highways, then they turned onto a two-lane which continued to narrow as they drove into the backcountry. Luther’s nose crinkled with the sour, sulfurous miasma of the swamp.“Home sweet home,” Sadie said, as if on cue. “God, I love that smell.” Finally, they arrived at a hamlet beside a wide-open area of water. There were a few houses and shops including a general store, a restaurant, and a bait and tackle shop. There was a neon Busch Beer sign.