I love you so much that it hurts inside sometimes! It aches. You’re my best friend, and I love you more than you could ever know. My love for you IS... a forever love!” Amber snapped angrily.“CC, we would never get rid of you. I don’t care if a gazillion girls threw themselves at me. They could be naked at my feet in college and begging me to be with them, and it wouldn’t matter. They can’t replace you, Butterfly. No one can. I’m in love with you, but it’s more than that. I love you as a person,. I can't have it looking like a pig sty," the elder Morris insisted. "Look! There's twenty bucks in it for you if you promise to do a good job."Brad realized that any effort to argue his way out of the assignment would be futile, and could put his twenty in jeopardy, as well. "Dad," he proposed. "Can I ask Donny Harmon to go with me to help? We could get it done faster." I guess so," Jarrod answered. "No drinking! Those roads are narrow and it gets dark early. You can take the SUV." Not a. . I guess you're probably right. They could bea big help at that. It's just..." Nikki hesitated. "It's just that telling your parents about opting outof guy-hood and into girl-hood isn't the kind of thing thatyou really want to do now, is it?" "No... You're right! It sure as hell isn't..." "In other words, you're squeamish about confiding inthem, aren't you?" "Oh, yeah! That's pretty much a given." "Well, that's perfectly understandable that you feelthat way. But, remember. You're not going to. . well, what I think it is?"At this point Marty looked his mother straight in the eye.She pulled over to the side of the otherwise deserted mountain road to return his troubled gaze."I-I have to tell somebody," he choked. "It's tearing me up inside, 'cause I know I'm just going to get caught."Linda waited."Yes, mom, it's just what you think," Marty winced aloud. "Sally and me... I f-fucked her. Fucked my own cousin. That's why I'm so worried about this trip," he explained. "When Sally invited.