.my eye..." she stammered; she had completely forgotten about how black and bruised her eye was made at the hands of her Father. "I...um...got into a ...bit of a scrap" she explained, which wasn't exactly a lie. Joe stared right into her eyes, seeming to examine the deepest parts of her thoughts and soul.She smiled at him warmly, and she was surprised to see the corners of his mouth follow suit. She took a sip of her coke when an arm wrapped around her tightly. Her brother had his beautiful smile. The next day was a repeat, with Donald replacing Francesca as he hadbusiness nearby and would help Denise by talking with her if sheneeded to talk. He didn't ask details about what happened as he knewexactly what went on from having heard about it from Reyna and thegirls. He focused on her being the new kid in the family and beinglegally orphaned, albeit for a very brief time.Denise listened to him and understood that she wasn't alone, manyothers had been through what she'd just been through. Ginger inspected my strings so that my body didn't scape the X and then she got into the closet. Gabriela just sat on the floor watching everything. Then after a few minutes Ginger came out of the closet transformed. In schoolgirl uniform, socks and shoes she looked awesome. In an instant I understood that for Gabriela I was a different dream than Ginger's: to become a lesbian slave, which I was already in my heart. Ginger lifted my body a bit and lay on top of me. She began to move over me. ”I chimed back in, my tone urgent. “Ren, are you sure? Even if they know it’s a human bite, it isn’t going to expose…” My voice trailed off as I looked down at Gabriella again, seeing that her coloring was still as vibrant as ever, as if she’d died her hair a more stark red and was wearing vibrant green contacts now. Never mind the deep tan.I hesitated, because I was about to say ‘my secret,’ only to realize ‘our secret’ might be more accurate. For some reason, my fiancé’s new look screamed.