Mara told Charlie, "Coffee will be ready in a jiffy. Come on out whenyou're ready. Baby Brenda is all tuckered out. She can get some restwhile we t...alk about adult topics. Like how soon we can have a replay ofwhat we just did, and what sort of cute outfit I should put her in forthat."She left. I longingly watched her go. In the mirror I could glimpseCharlie. He looked smug as he lay there appreciating just how much of asissy baby my wife had made of me. I wondered how much she had told. ” I almost whispered. He then got grip on my forearm and walked me toward a wooded area. My wonder of what was to come kept me looking back on occasion, only to see the same serious expression on his rugged face. After what seemed forever, we stopped in front of a large Maple tree. He planted me against it and then backed two steps away from me. His eyes watched my face for a minute or so, and then he sneered as he slowly pulled the joint from his uniform pocket. “You were smart not to refuse. ‘Why on earth would he have bought two unknown horses at such a dire time?’ Alyssa blurted, silencing her two dinner companions. Tom shrugged, ‘Got me beat. I got no better answer than the last time you asked.’ Marcie looked between them as if she had something to add but wasn’t sure if she should until Tom realised Alyssa was staring at her. ‘You know don’t you?’ Marcie nodded but kept her lips tightly sealed. ‘Come on, Marcie. Spill the beans,’ Tom said as he poured more wine from a newly. My eyes caught the crescent symbol dangling between Julia’s full, pale breasts, and I sighed. Mostly because her tits were fantastic, but also because I felt guilty. I’d been up all night mulling-over Angela’s theory about the Holy Mother, and the more I thought of it, the more it made sense. I’d never seen evidence of God before, not a perfect, omnipotent one, anyway. The only gods I knew were just extremely powerful mortals, and they were also extremely flawed; Julia maybe more than the other.