He couldsilence you with one glare, and leave you stammering with another.Medusa had eyes like those, eyes that would turn his business rivals tostone..., that would end any conversation, that would make you nod andagree with whatever he was saying. Cyclops, in the comic books, hadeyes like his, eyes that shot deadly beams from their skulls.And now, I was in his home office, and he was shooting me with thosedeath eyes."Let me get this straight," he said, looking up from his notebook pad."You want. "I know, I know; 'it's not thatway'! But I still can't see how a guy who says he ain't gay doesn't mindanother guy hitting on him--er, on you--in his daydreams." "Only to a point. I mean, most all boys at one time or another havekinky wonders about what it's like being moved on by another boy." "Hey, speak for yourself, babe!" "It's true! Sean loves all the tingles and thrills I get whenever we'retogether, He loves seeing me dressed frilly and romantic like he thinksall girls oughta be. It. ” “Now that’s a good boy,” Doris said, the drawl now thicker than molasses. “You see, hun, old Doris ain’t so bad, is she?” “No.” Holy fuckin’ shit. No, she wasn’t bad. She was fucking nuts! “You just sit here and I’ll be right back with another drink for y’all.” She reached behind her back and rubbed her cigarette out in the ashtray. “And give me just a minute so I can put something more comfortable on.” Again Johnny nodded. “Okay. Sure thing.” “You just reeeelax. And do be here when I. Saturday after breakfast, Daddy called a family meeting. He made Ellie and I sit next to each other on the couch, before giving her a small flat gift-wrapped box; it contained a beautiful gold necklace with an emerald pendant, like the one he’d given me four years earlier. “Happy 18th Birthday, honey!”Then he handed her an envelope, his face now white and drawn. “Ellie, sweetheart, I love you, and I’ll ALWAYS be your Daddy, but ... read this, please.”He left the room, and Ellie pulled out the.