You are the last one to arrive, because we realized that my staff neglected to call your office until it was too late to catch you before you went all... the way out to Defense. There was no insult intended, but it is fortunate that you are here right now.”Truman paused and looked over his closest supporters. Barkley, the Vice President in waiting, seemed to be the only one not happy with the situation they were about to lay on me. Everyone talked about everyone high up in the government. Even. Long ago I had learned that being scared made a spanking a lot more torturous. If I was afraid of it, afraid of how much it was going to hurt, I would be terrified and the terror was a lot worse than the physical pain."Now, young lady", it was Mom being indignant again, "you are going to learn to show respect to your parents and not contradict us in public."I thought to myself that the home of my Aunt, my godmother, was hardly "in public". It didn't matter.It started almost immediately. The. I made my way across the road and helped her get it back up, noticing that it was a Harley. Since she obviously wasn't used to handling it, I assumed there was a husband or boyfriend who drove it. She told me she wanted it in the garage, next to the car that was already in there. Since it was pointed out at the street, we were able to back it in with me steering to get it inside and placed the way she wanted it without scratching the car.She thanked me and said, "Can I get you anything? Some. ..” Rhonda started.“Could you what?” Joe prompted.“Uhm, I have this ... uhm ... poem, and ... uhm ... I’d like to show it to Uncle Eddie.”“Sounds like a great idea.”“And ... I’ve been singing in the school chorus.”“I know you have.”“And ... uhm ... Mr. Langhenham said I could sing solo. He said I had a good voice, and with some training...”“You do have a sweet voice,” said Joe. “Would these be one on one training?”“I suppose it would.”“And when would that happen?”“Oh. I don’t know.”“Let him.