Why did he think itwas cheating? He should be able to eat anything he wanted, when he wantedit. Yet here he was, not only feeling guilty of cheating h...is diet, but healso felt like he had actually stolen the apple. Somehow it almost feltto him as if he had snuck into the Garden of Eden and taken a bite of theForbidden Fruit itself. As sweet as it was, he just knew in his heartthat it was sinful. He could only pray that Princess Dee would not seethe guilt on his face. As he opened his front door. . so much." Well, it wasn't all bad Bill. Mom was pretty fucked up, but she did love me in her way. When her boyfriend took me that one night... she... well, I think she was mad at me at first. Then she was real mad at him. He made all the promises and she took him back. Every time we were alone he would have me. I had no choice, and I was afraid of what he may have done had I told mom." Oh God... I am so sorry Julie. I never knew." Not your fault Bill. I learned that if mom was going. I waited as the cruisers began to fire at the cannons before finally touching another button on the remote.The cannons were not really a threat to the cruisers but they did bring down the shields. The six large kinetic missiles impacted and then another six as the cruisers vanished and exploded. I touched a button and the launchers shut down. I turned and moved towards the other side of the building.I spun as the door opened and slapped the rifle aside as I slid in and jabbed. The strike hit. ’ I might have sighed it out in a slightly too self-assured way, and come across a little too arrogant and smug. But I was trying to provoke her a little. And it worked, with her taking the bait like a breaching great white. You have to love redheads. ‘And just what is that supposed to mean?’ ‘Well, it’s a sort of commonly acknowledged truism in lifestyle circles,’ I answered, in a measured, more reasonable tone, looking between her and the keys as I played. I was, no pun intended, playing that.