”Caley pulled Alex into her and said, “I love you too.” and kissed him with softness and strength. They stayed in the embrace for a long time.Al...ex then said, “I don’t want to ever leave you.”Caley replied, “Well, that’s what this weekend is all about, then, isn’t it?”Alex smiled, took Caley’s hand and walked her into the house.More hellos, more greetings, hugs and kisses for Alex ensued. Drinks were poured all around, chitchat happened and then everyone started grabbing plates of food: salads,. She settled back against his chest. ‘Well, I guess we just had better things to do.’ ‘Yeah,’ he agreed. ‘The sun goes down every day. I only have one more day with you. Easy choice, that one.’ She laughed quietly, satisfied. ‘Hey, you getting hungry?’ he asked. Brunch had been a very long time ago. ‘I guess so,’ she admitted, sitting up straight and stretching. While he talked, she absently plucked at the curly dark hair on his leg beside her. It tickled him. ‘Any good places nearby?’ ‘A few in. But Jimmy has to return to Indianapolis for a few more weeks, and we Masons will not be taking any more free ass-whippings without retaliating in kind. I am sure, Unc, that you know exactly how to get your point across without me saying anything else. But this way you let these people know we as an entire family will defend our own too.” My Uncle looked as though a great weight had been lifted off of his shoulders. I had the beginnings of a plan that would make both Jimmy and his mother very. When we entered the house mum’s room was open.Her man was gone and she was naked and passed out with a needle in her arm.Dad tried to shield me from seeing her like that.Let’s go out for tea my little Honeybun. He suggested.I gleefully clung to him and we went out to Pizza Hut.That was a usual occurrence at home for quite some time.Mum would scold me and pass out on drugs.While Dad would mollycoddle me.By the time I was thirteen I was getting used to my scoldings from mum because she always.