Maddie came out of the house in her pajamas and robe with fluffy slippers and knocked on the door. It was easy. For a few days, until I got the traile...r stocked and everything moved into it, it was parked in the carport. She brought hot cocoa packets and a carton of milk. The first thing I’d moved into the trailer was my coffee mugs.“So, Dad,” she began. She was using her most mature voice—the voice of reason. “What’s your goal? Are you out to discover yourself? Do you have a quest to see all. He's asked me to stay with him here at the castle and I've accepted." But ... but..." sputtered the mother-in-law."I know it's sudden, especially just after our marriage, but it is an affair of the heart and I really can do nothing else." Do you really love him?" asked her father."Yes. I truly thought it was Andre I loved, but I was wrong. The count has stolen my heart and I am totally devoted to him." But this is preposterous!" cried Margo."Is it?" asked the count in a calm voice, a slight. She wanted him to explain, but decided not to put him on the spot and went to take her morning shower. However, she was determined to find out what other “naughty” words he knew and preferred to use without feeling awkward or resorting to lame nuances.She understood that some people don’t like to use “dirty” words, except maybe in their thoughts. The only one she didn’t like was “cunt.” It sounded slutty. She felt there was nothing distasteful with “beaver”, “bush”, “pussy”, “pubes”, “clit”, or. "Grief can be good, and it can be healing, but either way, you must grieve, or the hurt never lessens."We talked about that for a long time, and when they announced we were going to descend, the stewardess came around and closed all the blinds, warning us to leave them drawn until the plane was inside the hangar, and the front door opened.Constance kept me busy answering questions about The Outpost, and we were on the ground before I knew it. The plane taxied straight and fast, somewhere, but.