" I said, trying to guess where this was leading."Do me a favor? I want to tell you a story. Lie back on your bed with your eyes closed and enjoy."I m...urmured my agreement, knowing his stories were always sexual I started to strip. Juggling the phone on my shoulder I bent to pull off my shorts. Of course that made the phone cord pull tight, making me drop the phone. Picking it up I unbuttoned my shirt. Why hadn't I gotten a longer phone cord? Trying to pull the shirt off was impossible, but I. ”I picked him up and hugged him and said, “I am so proud of you. It took a bit of thinking on your part to realize why I wanted you to stay; but now you know, I think of you not only as a son, but as a guardian as well. I know you will do a good job for me. You did a good job of protecting your family when you fled from Detara’s camp and you will do better here, as you are better armed and I have taught you some more skills you needed. Do not let your sisters make fun of you because you are. Several times my mother and I walked down to the water and back up the beach. Soon we were both feeling quite comfortable. It was a strange, but it was somehow very liberating being totally naked in a public place. We sat in the sand as people walked by without batting an eye, although, most of the men batted their eyes at my mother.When the sun started to go down, and the breeze coming in from the ocean began to cool, we decided to go to our room and get ready for dinner. An hour or so later. She's holding ababy's bottle that contains what appears to be apple juice. I feelexcited.She smiles and says, "Evie, look what I have." She holds up the bottle."Would Mommy's little sweetheart like some juice?"She really is my mommy! I squeal and say, "Choos! Choos!" I'm a littletaken aback at my high little voice, but I am barely more than a babyright now anyway.She gives me the bottle and I pop it into my mouth. The juice tastesreally good, better than the finest champ... cham... yummy thing..