They changed places and Monica picked up a brush.“It’s not right out in the open,” she said. “I know personally of at least five sets of women... - my mother would call them spinsters - who live together. Everybody thinks they’re that way, that they sleep in the same bed and all that, but there’s no proof. There’s tons of gossip, but no proof.”“What do they do for jobs?” asked Julie.“Well, let’s see. Two work at the Library. One runs the diner and another is a waitress there. One works for the. " I think your father does love you. I think he would probably rather beblown to bits on some battlefield than see you commit the suicide youare contemplating." You don't even know my old man!" Timothy blazed. "He's been brutal tome since like forever. He's never once been kind or gentle. If I don'tdo just exactly what he wants he smashes me. And who said anything aboutsuicide anyway!" Okay," I said. "Let's say you get your way. Let's say you do everythingyou have to do to become the Skyla you. The last man and only man to ever use my bottom was Ken. The last man to whom I'd given a blow job was Ken. And I hated that. I felt dirty, but I couldn't wash it away. I could see myself growing old and bitter still knowing that my last man was my biggest, worst mistake. I needed to eradicate that thought." You used me." I said. She raised her head to look at me, and she saw I was smiling."Yes. But it went further than that. I wanted to give myself more than I'd ever given myself to any man. My dad took me to Hollywood and some feature lots a couple times before we finally moved here."Freddie took a sip of his coffee. "Mmm... not bad," he said to no one in particular before kissing the back of Jade's head as she was in the middle of a conversation with Tori. "You were right about this place, babe." Of course I was," she said, not even turning."Yep," Nate chimed in, "damn fine cup of coffee." So what does your dad do?" He's Jeremiah Shepherd. He's a producer of a bunch of movies and.