I just didn't know that on the inside youwere having such a conflict. I'm sorry. If I would've known about how youfelt about yourself on the inside, m...aybe I wouldn't have tried to correctyou so sternly. I just wanted you to grow up being the best you that youcould be." You have nothing to be sorry for. We did the best we could." I know you told me the name you picked out. What was it again, Kathy?" Katie," I said softly"That's right, so close to your other Aunt's name. You could've. In Edwards room the walls were lit by the flashing of the lightning and the window shook with the peals of thunder. Brought abruptly awake by the noise the boy sat up in bed. He bravely tried to find the courage to fight his fear and for a time he held his own. But the storm raged outside and the images of the trees, frozen by the lightning against his bedroom wall, and the thunder which boomed broke down his resolve.He quickly got out of his bed and almost ran to his mothers room. He. The fact that he thought more of staying for her than going off to do his work meant a lot. She understood how difficult it was to hold back when great ideas called. Looking over at Rock with a grin, she said, "He really does love me."Rock shook his head and looked down at the table. He didn't understand her statement. Looking at her like she was crazy, Jack asked, "Why do you say that? He hasn't even noticed that you're here." He's putting off his work to wait for me," Lucy answered. She went. The only thing she wanted but didn't get was I still had parental rights to our daughter.When I got out, I got hit with two surprises. The first one wasn't really much of a surprise since it was a restraining order. The second one, though, almost put me over the edge. I was being accused of molesting my four year old daughter! If the restraining order hadn't been there I might've killed them. It took me months to legally wade through that bullshit but by then they'd poisoned my little girl.