"OK I'm late for class, and I'm busy all weekend, how about the three of us meet at the food mall after school on Tuesday. I want to talk to your moth...er and make sure she knows what she's getting into before we do anything." That gave me something to think about all the way to the girl's house. But when I walked in the door my mind was wiped clean of any outside thoughts. There were my gals, all in a row; one on the coffee table with her legs pulled back past her ears, the one in the middle. Mr. Bell walked into his new home office, Millie excused herself to be with the babies, and our day seemed to be perfect.Jack was waiting when Winnie and I came out for a ride to the club. I asked him, "Was it convenient for you to be here to ride into the office with us, or did you drop everything just to take this ride?"He laughed and said, "I have everything arranged at the club office. When we start the season, my team will have a jump start on their responsibilities. The big club gave me a. You make me happy." Yeah, that's what I been tryin' to say. Aw hell, Cass, I sure am glad I got you." He bent down and roughly kissed her mouth. Then he stepped into the tub and she began to soap him down. She marveled at the hard tenseness of her man's body, so different from her pa's. Where pa was soft all over and had a pot gut from years of drinking, Lee Roy Jones was hard and lean from the years of hard work he had endured.He stepped out and she stepped in and he bathed her. He tried to be. " Okay," Diane said. "I really shouldn't be keeping things from you anyway."Heather nodded. She gave Diane another quick kiss. "I'll see you at lunch time, you can tell me then," she said as she headed away.Diane managed a small smile and waved before heading to her next class. Despite having shed the burden of this task, she still felt like nothing was in her control. Events were simply carrying her along like a raging river, and she struggled to keep her head above water.Ned caught a glimpse.