" Snap. We're pretty important to each other though, aren't we?" Yes. Very, very important to each other. But, I think that if we lived together we'd ...soon come to blows: not real ones but verbal ones." And that would destroy something very valuable."She nodded and kissed him. "Yes, Hank, something very valuable indeed."Hank pondered that conversation. He wondered what the missing element was in his deep affection for Barbara. She was warm, amusing, understanding and great fun in bed. He would. If you move about, I will give you six more strokes of the cane." I didn't want to be caned anymore, so I held still while she wrote on the inside of my arm, "I've been spanked by Jane." I used a permanent magic marker and this should be able to be seen for the entire week you are here in Florida. If you want it removed, stop by here on Friday and I will use something special on it to remove it. I want you to apologize to the women you sprayed with water and show them your arm. If they want. “She’s very upset,” Kara said. “She obviously feels rejected.”“Oh, I’m sure,” I sighed. “But I can’t help that right now. What else did she say?”“She told her mom she’s going to ask to be put in her dad’s custody until she’s eighteen.”“Oh, THAT will make things SO much better,” I sighed sarcastically.“For you? Or for Marcia?”“Both, really. I get the drift that her dad is something of a cad, and if Marcia does get a Family Court judge to modify the custody order, I’m afraid Jillian Ingles is. "And I have to wait two more months before I'm fourteen and can test." You'll get a chance after that," I said. "Now did Julio tell you why he was looking for me?"Jason scowled. The darkness in his expression was fierce as he sat back up. "The maniac who attacked the high school. He cut Leticia's face. She's going to have massive scars and might even lose an eye. Julio is blaming the CAP testing. He's still going to test Tuesday, but he wanted to know if you were looking to organize more.