"When I get over the worst of my cramps, which usually happens once I sleep, I'm always horny. In fact, I'm horny the rest of my period."She stabbed a...t her lasagna with a force that made him wince; and he reached across the table and placed his against her right cheek. "Honey, what's wrong?"Tears streamed down her cheeks. "I'm nothing but a slut." Sweet Lord Jesus. What idiot told you that?"She sniffed. "My mother. I told her how I felt one time when I was a teenager and she told me that. The kiss was broken. While she looked deeply into Martin's eyes, she softly said, "Diane, I ask your blessing."Diane's gasp revealed her surprise. She happened to be positioned so that she could bring her face to Beth's without having to move. By the time Diane was within Beth's vision, tears ran from Beth's shining eyes and into her ears. The joy on Beth's face made her radiant. "Make a baby boy for all of us, Beth," Diane whispered. "Make us a baby girl. Bless you for all you've already done. I got involved.Maybe three hours and they were back smelling of hamburgers and rootbeer.Ooo ... totally mean mom.When discussing Surprise and me one has to remember New Zealand. In New Zealand I’m almost 10... 4 when we got there and five years building boats and going to school. So it’s not like she’s dealing with a toddler. I might look like a 4 year old but mom knows I’m just short.“I’m going to the Antler, mom.”“Got any money?”“I’m good...”“I doubt that ... got any money?”“Mom ... you know. ---...--...---...funny, ---...---...---].Manuel wanted to scream, he wanted to tell Carlos that he had invokedsomething horrible, something that was destroying him, but the words heneeded to do so were beyond him, they swirled at the edge of his mind likephantoms, too few of them left within his reach to assemble anythingbeyond the basest broken fragments of language, unless..."Carlos, I'm not playing a game. Please you have to believe me." Manuelsoftly cried in English, angry at his inability.