Hennesy had been gone a year now and Duncan had finally found himself a steady girl friend, six months ago and Po' had been without a man since then. PoEm missed them both. Her life was great but she needed a steady man, one who would be there when she needed him. So she went to Marijuana and asked her to find her someone. Marijuana found her Mathew Raulston. Po'Em had been with Matt maybe 2 weeks when Hennesy came back, wanting to know who this guy was. Her heart flipped right then and she knew he was to only man she wanted . Shane Quinn was still giving her a hard time. She didn't want to marry him, but he just wouldn't take no for an answer; so she had her dad talk to him. That worked. Then there was the thing with Marijuana wanting her to visit her new place. Hennesy encouraged her to go but she was afraid she might decide that she would like to be a mother. Hennesy told her not to worry about it , he wouldn't leave her if she did. Po' looked at him for a long minute and qccused him of changing.

She did go to Marijuana's and she stayed a week. The marvelous stories flowed from her mouth, she couldn't believe. She found herself adoring this child as much as Pandora seemed to adore her. It was difficult to leave them.
When she reached the Whale she found Matthew waiting to board. She couldn't find him a room. If Hennesey came he would be with her. Warning lights went off in her head and she called to Matt. He came to her and taking his arm she led him onto the Whale saying, I'll make room for you.

Letter to Russ's wife.

Dear Mary,
How is my best friend? That would be you silly. I haven't heard from you in a while, so I decided to take things into my own hands and write. All is fine here, a bit hectic, as usual. Aaleha last week. She and her husband have split up. Evidently it was a friendly divorce. Any way, she let it slip that she was planning to move back to Somerset. Aaleha says she misses all her old friends and her family.
Speaking of family , how is yours? You hardly said a word about them in your last -note. We have some lovely pictures from Lionel and Faiths' wedding and it was such a joy to see how happy and in love they are. It reminded me of your wedding day. That was some wedding !
Mary, how are things with you and Russ now? The last time we spoke- well things could have been better. Russ isn't really seeing those other women is he? I know that Porter and I sometimes have misunderstandings about many different things but, it all gets straightened out in the end. I hope Aaleha doesn't turn out to be the spanner in your life.
Love May ps. Write soon honey and let me know how you really are.

He who walks a lone path, is never alone.
He who walks a crowded path, will take longer to notice.
He who walks in the middle of the highway, is thought weird, stupid and not capable of ever fitting in.

He who talks too much isn't trusted.
He who speaks little is not liked by many.
He who is rich, stands more chance of criticisms.
He who is truthful is sometimes thought unkindly of.
He who does not speak will never(underlined) be heard.
Sonia Reed

Snow Diary: I lie beside him at night enjoying his warmth . We seem to fit together so well and yet I am almost always drawn to the other bed,the bed holding Rain. I seem to gravitate toward it, slowly as Wind falls asleep. Sometimes I too fall asleep and yet...it still calls. I awaken to my whispered name and I go to him.

How can I do this to my wonderful men? They know me and I have never hidden my passion for both of them.

How am I able to live like this? How could I not,when I am consumed with a passion for each of them? That passion is so deep and true that if we could not release it , it would burst forth and consume me. If taken away I would slowly die!

Poems-
Kari Green was awfully mean and cheated on her lover, then ran for cover.
song:
She falls into the bed
melting in my arms
only she can see the
contrast of white on
white. Roses dying if
she leaves the room


chorus: Ashes to Ashes
Dust to Dust
is it love or is it lust
Let it Snow
Let it go, for me

Wake up the next
morning all alone
Rain fills the other
bed,covering the Snow
She is so beautiful
asking for a Storm
Chorus

After his wife and children left and went off to Ceriton , Bryan sunk more of his time into his music, writing ,singing ,recording and personal appearances. He was everywhere, on TV, radio and Billboards, even in the movies. People couldn't get enough of him. They wanted to know all about him and they wanted to hear his old songs, when he was singing with Justice, Erin and Emma. They wanted a reunion concert. They got the reunion of sorts on the Oprah show, unbeknownst to the participants.

The dates must be wrong with Dionne and Ransom....if not then they're 13 and 16 when they get married. the year after the Dance, then when she's divorced from Brien in 2400, she's been married to him for 40 years, and she's 63, still having children after that? which makes Russ 115.
Bryan's the one who mated with a Ceriton, but his mate and thier daughters had to leave to go back to Ceriton, so he married Lois, and had the 2 sets of twins, and Brien II

2399 June 4 Brien took Sheridan to court in an effort to gain full custody of Elijah. If he couldn't get it he would settle for visitation. He was ready to take a blood or D.N.A. test and do whatever he had to, to get his son, Elijah. Months earlier he hadn't been amenable to this course of action. The custody hearing didn't go as planned for anyone. In the end BrienII told the truth. The judge found him guilty of rape. Both Brian and Sheri forgave him. He did not get any type of custody . HE went to jail. Dionne' asked for a divorce and Lacey took her home to stay with his family--The media went crazy.

2276 November 18 Tristan , born to Georgie and Thunder.
2276 December 14 Brock Peters born to Annette and Steve.
2277 September 7 Rain and Willow (hunter ) had twins River and Snow
2274 May Cindy talks Tommy into singing with her and playing with the group for a 6 month tour
2274 August THE TOUR Starts
2276 June 8 Jerome dead - accidental ,victim of gang violence. His car broke down on the wrong side of town.
2276 August 10 Justice's farewell performance -President Harrison Parrish is asassinated. -Jacob dies of heart failure at concert. Later, Bombing of newspaper puts Fabian in intensive care.
2276 November Plane explodes, killing Alex Trent, his daughter etc.

2332 At age 78, Bryan King wed Lois Fields after his mate and twin daughters , Margaret and Nicole , left him, having to return to Ceritan.
Bryan and Lois had five children.
2333 May 8 Brien II was born followed in rapid succession by twins
2334 April 18 Son Ransom and daughter Belize
2336 October 1 A second set of twins, boys, Arizona and Faulkner were born.

2345 At the age of 91 Bryan King died. The victim of an assination plot gone wrong. The true target was meant to be his son, Brien II.
2350 April 3 Dionne and Ransom King were wed. Dionne is 13, Ransom is 16.
2350 Patrick Cash wed Peggy's daughter , Ella Montgomery

2350 April 17 Sheridan Pierce wed Mel
2351 brief affair with Brien King II
2351 September 3 Taylor ( Brien II's child) born
2353 July 10

Dionne-
I had to get out of that house, it stunk of lies and deception, and I couldn't look at Brien II without becoming sick with fear, love, rejection, and a feeling much like hate. Where was the last place he would look for me? That anyone would expect me to be? Well, I couldn't go to Lacey's, Brians, Sheri's, Faulkner's, or even Arizona's. I couldn't go anywhere it seemed, and so I just left. I found myself in a restuarant, totally underdressed. The maitre' de told me that I would need to change, and then I was welcome to return...even though I had no reservation. I left to my car, and dug through my things, I had absolutely nothing nice to wear, that didn't have HIS scent on it. I would have to go shopping. It seemed to take forever, I told the lady it had to be nice, sexy, not shiny, not short, and no lace either. Finally she found something that worked for me.

I returned to the restuarant, and asked for a seat that was more secluded than the others. I sat alone, and tried to eat. Everything on the menu reminded me of either Ransom, or Brien; and I put my head on the table, unable to stop the tears. Where would I go? I finished eating what I could, and left. I went to the hotel, and got a room, the bell boy took my things up to my room, and I followed. I cleaned myself up, and put on some make-up; the whole world didn't need to know how miserable I was. I found my way to the hotel bar, sat on a stool and ordered a whiskey on the rocks. Now, no I'm not a big drinker, but I needed to think, and Dad always used to say that when he needed to think, Jack Daniels was there to help. I kept thinking, but I still had no clue what to do, or where to go and not be found by Brien.

I took off my rings, I had never taken either of them off, not Ransoms, and not Briens.... until now. Memories came flooding back, the first time I had kissed Ransom, the day we got married, the day Lacey was born. Then the memories of Brien. He had taken such good care of me and Lacey, and he would look at me sometimes, as though I meant the world to him. I was stupid, I remembered the day Brian was born, it hadn't been an unhappy marriage.
(If this is wrong let me know mom, you were at work, sO I just went ahead and did it anyways.)
Ransom's ring, I put on my necklace chain, and Briens, well I just kept staring at it. Even worse, I started talking to it as though it were Brien himself! I sat there like an idiot and asked my wedding ring where the last place was that he Brien King would look for me. I didn't notice Russell Chandler sitting nearby, listening and watching me do this... at least until he answered me. He said "The last place he'll look for you is at my house." I looked at him like he was insane, what on earth would make him propose such an idea? He told me that if we didn't want to, that we wouldn't even have to see each other, and besides, he was hardly ever there.
For some reason I agreed with him, and the next night, I was in the Chandler home. Evidence of Brien looking for me was adding up, since I hadn't told anyone where to reach me, he wasn't having much luck. At the dance studio, I dodged him.
There was a custody trial over Elijah, it turned out that Brien II went to jail for rape. I went home with Lacey and Stephanie that day, my heart aching.

I got my divorce, and on the day that our divorce was final, I brought a bottle of champagne over to share with Russell, even though I knew that the likelyhood of him being around was slim to none. So, I waited a while, and started my own candlelit dinner, a celebration of being on my own, without someone taking care of me every step of the way. I could say that, because Russ had really only given me a place to hide from Brien. He had hardly been there at all. I had set up in one of the more shared areas of the house, there was enough for two, but I hadn't set anything up for him, just me. I drank champagne, danced with myself around the room, and spun right into Russell, who had a curious look on his face. I laughed at myself, and backing up a bit, I explained what I was doing. I said I should be out of his hair quite shortly, since I no longer felt the need to hide from Brien, I would be getting my own place again. Russ hesitated, telling me that I was welcome to stay there, with him. I was dancing again, and when I came close to him, he reached out and took my hand; so I danced with him. I celebrated until I felt I couldn't celebrate any longer, and then I went to my own bed, alone, and went to sleep.

I think the affair officially started about a year or so after that. It wasn't anything serious. I started to warm up to him, decided that he had been very generous, and to thank him for letting me stay, I would make dinner for those nights when he would return from a trip. Yea, it's true, I learned a lot from Brien, how to cook anyhow. Most of the stuff I cooked for Russell, I learned from the Food Network though. I had intended just to leave it there for him, but he caught me on my way out- he had gotten home early. I had been backing out, making sure that it would look perfect for him, and I backed into him, his hands on my waist, I turned to face him; suddenly shy about it, and told him welcome home. He leaned over and kissed me, and thus our affair began.

2276 June 8 Christian and Colin Green Born to Kenyon and Charles (Bri)

2277 March 15 Ellen and Grant, Kenyon and Charles Green (Bri), and Victor and Sheryl Malone all wed at Madison and Lyric's Castle.

I collapsed on my bed, hardly saying a word to mom and dad. This night had been nearly perfect, down to those very lips of his. Ransom, he would be back. Someday, he'd be back, maybe not til years from now. He was still too proud and cocky to admit it, but i can wait. Mom wanted to make sure that everything was alright, so she came up, knocked gently, and came in. I told her, that Ransom had been a perfect gentleman, because after all, 'he owed it to me' not that I neccessarily believed it. but mom wouldn't know any better. And so Ransom wouldn't meet an untimely death, and no one expected any more dates.

I don't think I have ever felt so at odds with myself. I sit here, blanket around me staring at the painting Brian has done of me, and I see more than the paint on the wall this time. I see the colors and the love he has put in it . It is perfect and he did that for me. I wonder if I am really this woman that he sees. I do not feel like her. She is much to beautiful to be me. I can feel the tears on my face because I can feel his love. My eyes have found the ring in the painting and I .. . no, I shouldn't let him do this. I can't let him can I ? He asked me to paint when he left but ...I don't know if I can. I wonder where he has gone.

Patsy
My daughter, I don't understand why , correction I do understand why she came to me. After all It isn't a sure thing that Tristan and I would allow her to go out with one of those King boys. At one time or another she has been taken with every single one of them and them her, except for Brien . Ransom King . It took awhile to decide to let her go but I knew she really wanted to so We said yes. Not that we will all the time, but she knows that . I hope she has a wonderful time and that he isn't a jerk, not tonight , not with Dionne'.

Ok, I'm 12, and my mother is thinking what? I told Ransom it was up to her, because I wanted him to think that I wanted to go, but wasn't allowed to. Instead, mom looks at him and says: ok. So not only do I have to go with Ransom to this Valentines Dance, he'll think that I don't want to go with him, and I'm just going because mom said he could take me. It's not fair. His little lies always work. look at this, he's got me and the whole school thinking he owes this to me... for what I ask? And all just to save face for going with a girl who's 3 years younger than he is. He doesn't have to make excuses, but I guess socially, it gives him breathing room. He doesn't have to take me out again if he doesn't want to, and no one will call us a couple. What a piece of work. I'll just play along I guess.

Time to get ready; dress, hair, makeup, shoes, all the little things. And he didn't even drop a jaw. I don't think I played the game very well. He kissed me goodnight twice, second time, and I nearly forgot to be lady-like. He didn't budge physically, but maybe that was because he pulled away so fast after that second one. I didn't know, maybe he still had a thing for Sheri. Heck, the only one of those King boys who hadn't had a thing for Sheri was Faulkner, and he was way too normal and nice for me. Besides, he was interesting when I was 6, a romantic really. But I was 6, and things have changed a ton since then.

Brien and Ransom had it out and it wasn't pleasant. What happened to Sheridan? She went after another much older man and Ransom had spent much of his time, after another semi serious relationship, taking Brien's girlfriends away for him or was the truth of it that Brien or the girlfriend had been ready to break up and Ransom just stepped in. It didn't matter anymore he and Brien were not in competition . If you had asked Brien, they never were. Dionne' was way to young for him. Ransom was to be sixteen soon and she, in Sept. would be thirteen.

Ransom was comfortable with the way he had handled the Dionne thing. She had the complete wrong idea as far as Sheridan was concerned but, so what. One of these days he would be back in her life and when that time came he intended for her to be his. Brien was bringing Sheri into their home more as a friend than anything else. Ransom didn't understand how this was going to help them decide anything. They needed to be sleeping together etc. sexual compatibility was very important. If that was the case, what about Dionne'? Not to worry, plenty of time for that, years in fact.

I couldn't go back to Sheri's right now. I had to calm down first, I couldn't let her see me so angry. I walked around a bit, looking in store fronts, ended up at the art gallery. I went inside, hoping to find a piece that would help me calm my nerves. I found it, but it wasn't a painting, it was a huge metal sculpture. It was a Sarah Cash original, It embodied everything I had ever felt, in it's curves and sharp angles. It was a bird, a Robin to be specific. I stood for an hour staring at it, and then there was peace, and I could return to Sheri.

Ransom lay on his bed staring at the universe he had carefully reproduced above him. It dipped down his walls like chocolate dipped ice cream. Ransom paced his room for a bit, then tossing himself onto his bed, lay there gazing up at the ceiling. Now and then he would pass his hand over a sensor near his bed, which would cause the star systems to change . He had just recently decided what he wanted to do with his life. He wanted to be a starship captain. He was giving up girls, not completely of course, but for awhile. You couldn't trust them. They would tell you to be honest, that they wanted to hear the truth. RIGHT, NOT!

The only girl he ever knew of who really wanted to hear the complete truth was, not Belize, even she didn't want the truth all the time. Sheridan , maybe, although telling the truth was not the same as having it told to you. Yet he had never seen them run away from the truth.
Ransom sighed, wasn't sure if he was that fond of the truth himself. His father might even call him a cad.

The whole Valentine dance thing with Dionne was a lie. He had never promised to take her any where. Brien had helped perpetuate that lie. Now everyone believed it to be the truth, even Dionne. (Well maybe not Hazel)
How else could he have dated her without looking the fool? Valentines day Dance, the whole phrase was filled with secret meanings. Dionne' had looked beautiful and sophisticated. It was like taking Cinderella to the ball and knowing that she believed he was prince charming. This made Ransom cocky, and so he had been brazen enough to kiss her twice. First sensually and then luxuriously. He had felt her body betray her as it responded to him, That was the point at which he pulled away, afraid she would soon feel his body start to betray him. Ransom wished Dionne' Good morrow, then bowed deeply and disappeared into the night. Right then and there as he lay on his bed he decided that this was his last year in this school. Next stop the academy. Ransom fell asleep, his long and short term goals set , he could afford to rest.

Ransom had just seen Dionne home from the dance. He felt satisfied with himself. Everything had gone just right, from start to finish. From camera flash to kiss goodnight. Two kisses as a matter of fact. Dionne' had looked beautiful and a lot older than he knew her to be. He had gotten away with it. Everyone knew he owed her the dance-date, therefore it held no special meaning, even Dionne believed it. It was all a lie. Dionne could have said no but she took it out of her own hands and gave the responsibility to her mother. Ransom had been charming mothers, fathers and everyone else since he was a child. A piece of cake! Sheridan? No, different story no time to think about that now. Even as he said it, he new he was doing exactly that. Sheridan was Brien's girlfriend. They had been seeing each other and Ransom liked her. She was one year younger than Ransom and her Uncle Dante' didn't like seeing Sheri with Brien, who was older. So when Sheri broke up with Brien she started seeing Ransom. Ransom had been so full of himself at the time that he actually believed that she preferred him to Brien. Sheri did like him.

Brien couldn't eat dinner . He explained to Dionne that he needed some air and went for a walk. After walking a few blocks it hit him. Sheridan! A kaleidoscope of pictures flashed behind his closed eye lids, his head throbbed, it seemed that the only thing holding it together were his two hands. He found himself half a block from her door. He looked up and saw a shadow in the window. The transparencies ! Of course, he has tossed them. Now he realized why Sheri and been in such a rush to get to them first that day. They were of Them one Brian and one Sheri. He needed to see a doctor now!

Brien- His son had attacked him, in his own home, the minute he had arrived; throwing Sheridan's name in his face accusing him of unspeakable things. He wasn't just hitting him he was trying to kill him or so it seemed to Brien. He wouldn't even try to talk to his son. He wasn't going to listen to anything.
Thank god Dionne' came in when she did. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt his son.
When Dionne' asked him what was going on and why, he could honestly say that he didn't know what was wrong with Brian.

Dionne--
I was putting things away, tidying up, and the usual cleaning rituals. I came upon some transparencies in the office, and became quite curious about it. This couldn't be Brien's so why was it in his desk? I kept the thought of it in my head, and continued to clean, after putting the transparencies away neatly. I left to go shopping for dinner that night,
and when I came back, my son was attacking Brien, I seperated them, and sent Brian away, I needed to see from Brien what was going on, give him a chance to tell me why his son was trying to kill him.

When I was finished, Sheri had fallen asleep; but her portrait had not. It shone with her beauty, wisdom, kindness, love, with my love for her. I made dinner for two, and set up on the living room floor in front of the sofa. I brought in all the flowers that had been outside her door putting them in water, and placing them in front of the painting, on the floor then I waited for her to wake up, falling asleep on the floor.

I missed her reaction to the painting, she woke up before I did. I awoke, and saw her sitting up on the sofa, staring at the painting, I wondered at how long she had been staring at it. I sat up on the floor, and said to her:

"I don't know what happened, I do know that I love you, and I will be here with you to help make it better, and then, I hope that you will be here with me, as my wife.
I need you to tell me how you got these bruises all over you.... who did this?"

She wouldn't tell me right away, but I convinced her that she needed to see a doctor. We drove down to the doctors office, and I waited for the doctor. He was asking me questions I didn't have the answers to.... I told him I hadn't seen her in weeks, and that she wouldn't tell me what had happened. Gingerly, the doctor told me that she had been raped, and she was pregnant. I was dumbfounded..... who would do this? Was Sheri cooperating with them, giving them answers?
The doctor told me that I should go in and talk with her, and so I did. She wouldn't tell me, the shame on her face made shivers run down my spine. I told her that if she was going to get through this, she needed to talk about it, justice had to be done. She looked up at me with tears in her eyes, and she didn't have to tell me who was responsible, I knew. It was my father.

I took Sheri home, and told her to rest. I told her; paint something, anything, trust me, it will help you.
Then, I went to my mom and dad's house, and waited in the kitchen, I was hungry, and mom had leftovers in the fridge. When dad came home, I nearly killed him. I hoped when I left, that he was in as much if not more pain than Sheri had been. Mom walked in on it, and pulled me off of dad, probably just in time. Then she kicked me out of the house, for now she said, it would be better if you left.

I went to her door again, not thinking she would open the door, my heart heavy with the thought. I knocked, and was ready to sit down when the door actually opened. It had been nearly 3 weeks since I had seen her, but she looked different. I walked in, and I knew that something horrible had happened, something unimaginably horrible. She was a bit distant, and wouldn't say what had happened, She appeared as though she hadn't slept in years, and what I did first was to make her some sweet tea, and get her comfortable on her sofa; after I dug it out of the hallway she had wedged it into. I looked at her, and I could see that she was glad to see me there; I hoped she would welcome a new painting to replace the blackness she had created.

I found the paints, and went to work. I painted for days, it had to be perfect for her. It would be different from the last one...which was small, and barely visible. This one, this one would be large, beautiful, and bright, with only one thing different from the real thing, a diamond ring on her finger, that when she noticed it I hoped, she would know that I had resolved my feelings, I had everything figured out now. Everything except what had happened to her.

Two weeks later Brian Doyle came knocking on her door-she let him in. With him he brought the world and even though she wasn't sure he could, Brian pushed the darkness away, replacing it with his love.

(you can fill in what ever needs to be. Not sure if she told him right away that she was raped and by who . He wouldn't be able to see, I don't think , very much of the beating etc she had been through.)

Dammit! Come on Sheri, answer the door! For weeks I left roses at her door, and everytime I would come and try again, the roses sat there still, untouched. I couldn't figure out what was wrong, but it had to be bad. I could see that she had painted her window black, all but this little hole, I didn't know what to do.

I called dad, maybe he had an idea what was happening. He sounded strange on the phone, sort of distant and defensive. I would talk to mom instead. MOm hadn't been able to get her to open the door either. If I called the cops, they might make things worse, but at least I would know she wasn't dead or something equally terrifying. I don't know what to do. I had been putting notes under her door also, but they were untouched as well, if she wouldn't open up for me, she wouldn't open up for anyone.

Sheri didn't know how long she lay there; hours, days, she didn't know. She couldn't move, was afraid to. She knew she was bloody and beaten and then passed out again. During the weeks that followed she began to physically heal. She ate very little, kept mostly to her bed and never answered the door, she didn't have a phone to worry about answering. She saw no one. When her strength had returned enough Sheri started to paint. She painted the walls and windows black, leaving only a tiny circle of light to shining through. Then she started cleaning everything including herself, over and over again. Sheridan was still physiologically on the edge. She could still smell him and feel his touch on her and inside her. She would sit within that circle of light days at a time. Her arms encircling her legs and tears would run down her cheeks as her body rocked back and forth and the screaming inside her head turned into the whimper escaping from her lips.

He pulled her to him, his face at her crotch and holding her tightly he rubbed it against her. He couldn't hear her words, they were like the sea. His heart beating like the surf pounding in his ears, he maneuvered his head beneath the dress and began to kiss her. Oh, God Brien, these words reached him, he had heard her say them before, long ago. ...She did want him. He wondered for only a moment if she had that same sad look on her face, when the words she was saying broke through to him "Brien Stop". Was she serious was she trying to get away from him? He couldn't part her legs and she was screaming about Dionne and then he saw stars and a stab of pain shot through him. He let go and Sheri ran, tried to but, he caught her foot and she fell. She kicked at him but, he grabbed hold and pulled her to him. He remembered everything she had taught him about kick boxing, but she hadn't tried any of it on him. The revelation that she hadn't wanted to hurt him gave him power over her. She would only go so far to prevent him from , what? He blocked that quickly out of his mind. Sheridan, Brian doesn't want you. The truth is he thinks your just a dried up shell of a person not worth the time it would take to fuck! I know you Sheri, I can bring life back to you.
No! She shouted, no! I don't want you . I love your son! He knows ME! and he has EVERY idea of how to LOVE me, even if he has doubts about his love FOR me. If you truly knew me and loved me you would never NEVER do this. Please for the love of God Brien, go home to your wife.
His head seemed to explode with his anger. He wanted to hurt her and he did . Repeatedly beating and raping her. He took the transparencies with him left, saying she wouldn't need them. Brian will never want you again Sheri --Goodbye.

Dad was just pissed that he wasn't with her. He was angry because he had let her go all those years ago, and now he didn't stand a chance in hell of getting her back. Does he really think she's so awful that she shouldn't be happy, I knew the story. I knew that he didn't love mom when they got married, I knew that he still loved Sheri, but that was too bad. She loves me and I love her, and that's the end of it.

He called and left a message for Dionne-he would be late. The message view had told him she would be late too. He was about to call Sheri, thought better of it and decided to just show up.
Brien parked the car across the street from her place.
She had been surprised to see him there but let him enter. They talked about the weather and Dionne as she poured him a cup of expresso. He watched her move around the room finally setting two large sections of pie in front of them on the table and taking a seat. There were paint spatters on her arms and a little in her hair. He thought she must have been painting. He realized Sheri must have just slipped that T-shirt dress on before answering the door. It was one of those with the wide neckline that liked to slip off the shoulders. He had seen no panty lines and there was no bra. Then it hit him, she must paint in the nude! There wasn't a spot of paint on that shirt. They had gone on to talk about Laurel, she wanted to borrow money from him, for a store. Sheridan looked bored, this was old news it seemed , so he came to the point. When did you last see Brian he asked her. Why ,she wanted to know , is he alright,she asked. There was concern in her voice now,but not at first. He tried to calm her. No, no, he's fine. That's what he said about a month ago? She was reaching for his plate now. She seemed so comfortable with her own body so relaxed, so provocative. Did she see the effect she was having on him? The expresso, paint, pie and her special scent were building a desire in him and he was hard with it. This is how she is with Brian he realized his longing growing . He came out with the words he had been saving, watching for the effect they would have on her. Brian implied that you were fucking him again. She laughed and picked up the remaining dishes. Her manner seemed to change. He asked to see what she was working on and brushed against her as she passed with her hands full. An accident she thought he loves Dionne. She wanted him to go! The wall she showed him was,it seemed dripping with ice cream. Strawberry,chocolate and pistachio against a background of vanilla. I don't want you to be with Brian, my son, he corrected again, ever. He was looking down he saw the transparencies and bent to pick them up. Sheri was much faster than he and he fell on his knees in front of her, the transparencies in her arms. She was asking him to leave.

His head ached. He and his son Brian seemed to fight all the time now. All he had done was to warn him against Sheri. Sheridan made things happen. She had set this whole thing in motion years ago and whatever happened then or was yet to come was her fault. She had seduced his son and ever since then Brian had been so mixed up that he still didn't know how he felt about women and relationships. He merely had sex. The only on going relationship his son had , as far as Brien knew, was with Rowena and she was married now. He had thought that after Brian found out that Sheri had spoken with his mother, Dionne, about the affair and her love for Brian, he would refuse to see Sheri. Brien had seen them at family functions and they had hardly spoken to one another. Something must have happened because, they were unquestionably together, he had seen them. Brian himself had insinuated that they were resuming their affair. Well he would go and see Sheri to find out the truth.

2398 Suddenly a women stepped in front of him and he crashed into her knocking her over and then finding himself on the sidewalk beside her. Brien had just helped her to stand and was brushing himself off when he noticed a couple standing together a block away. There was something in the way they held themselves that seemed familiar to him and so he moved in their direction. Half a block away he stopped, his knees buckling. He sat down hard on the concrete steps of a townhouse. The sunlight and breeze played in their hair, his light and hers dark, long and beautiful. It was like looking into the past. Sheridan looking young and gorgeous her face reflecting the love in her heart. The man was his son, Brian, not him this time. He managed to get to his feet and make himself leave. He was lost and didn't know where he was going, just what he was escaping. He wanted Dionne. Dionne to hold in his arms and she would make him forget.

2398 Dionne was all that for him. He trusted her in a way he never could trust Sheri. Look what Sheridan had done to his son. Brian didn't know up from down when he was with Sheri. She mixed him up so much that the difference between passion, desire and love was unknown to his son. It was a blessing he guessed that Brian had enough sense to get out and away from her. To end things he wasn't sure of. Anyway that was over and Sheri? Well there was always someone willing to fall in love with Sheri. Sheridan would always make do. The thought angered him and he picked up his pace.

2398 Brien had been restless, unable to concentrate on work. He had left work early and driven around for a while . Before long he parked the car and started walking with no destination in mind. He was unfamiliar with this part of town. Dionne and Brian were running the McGuire Dance Studio now that Patsy and Tristan had died. Six years had passed and they had worked hard and long restructure the business to fit them. Dionne had gone back to dance school graduating in the top of her class. Brien was proud of her and their son Brian. It seemed that he had finally settled down and gotten control of his life. Brien only hoped that his son had or soon would find a woman to trust his heart and life with.

I tried to get mom to wait like she had with Kendall. She said she had been too careful, wasted to much time etc. I said she hadn't finished grieving. That's when she rebelled and shortly thereafter married Jack.
2403 September Natalie came to live with me. Mom said it was for the school year because she and Jack would be traveling. We would all be together for vacations. I had custody, just in case.
2404 February 9 In case happened. Jack was killed by the nut case, who is still on the loose. Mom died also.
2405 Like I said in the beginning it's 2405. Nat and I are recovering and I'm starting college. Nat is 13 and boys have been discovered . We have no money problems and I'm looking for a career.
2408 Sanitation. I've decided that will be my career. I've worked doing many types of jobs and this is what I've chosen to do. Natalie is 16 and I'm 24. It's July 4th today. I'm not going to produce any children of my own and I refuse to raise any! Nat is enough! Jewel is my friend and more. She's short a little dumpy but pretty, not too serious and funny sometimes. Natalie doesn't think Jewel is special enough for me. As a matter of fact Nat thinks Jewel is , not just average but, only average. I like her that way, NORMAL. Nat thinks I should team up with her forming a new singing duo. I was hoping she wouldn't have any musical talent or if she did ,wouldn't use it. I don't want to , maybe watch her die during a performance.

2410 Nat is gone. She left for N.Y.C. with this wannabe.
2415 Nat came home for my wedding. Jewel wasn't going to wait any longer, so we decided to do it. Nat is doing great, traded one wannabe for another, that's the only down side.
After we got married Jewel lost a lot of weight . I hadn't asked her to or anything. She says she's not afraid anymore so there's no reason to keep it.

there is more about Natalie 2425 and 2426 but I don't think I put it down right so it will wait.

2405 I'm in college now and I'm 21. A freshman student, at my age? Well, things happen . I graduated high school at 17, that was in 2402. A month later I was eighteen and decided to work for awhile. There is another truth here. Mom decided to get married again. It's not what you think, she didn't just run after anyone. This was a man she was seeing before my dad, Kendall, came into her life. I didn't meet him though. Jack, that's his name, We just rub each other the wrong way. That's why I went to work. I wanted Nat to be able to come and stay with me sometimes. So, job, money, apartment, equals freedom and I could then have Nat with me. I'd like to say it wasn't necessary for me to worry about her but, that would be a lie.

2399 Tomorrow is my birthday
2399 July 3 and I'm going to be 15 years old. Nat turned 7 in may, she is just a kid. My friends say I'm a throwback. That's because I still like my family. I think next year will be hard on everyone, I'll be sixteen and there are things I'll want to do. Well you understand girls and stuff. I'm not sure my family is ready for it so I'm trying to lay the frame work now. Maybe by this time next year they'll be better prepared. I'm a lot like my dad, that's what he says. So he says no amount of preparation will be enough. Gosh, can you imagine? He won't talk about it says take one day at a time, that'll be plenty. Mom just smiles and shakes her head. I don't know what she's thinking. Mom still tells me things about my blood dad. I guess he was a good guy but, I don't remember him at all. Kendall is the only real dad I've ever had and I know he loves us all. Mom and Dad don't think that killer will bother with dad. That's what they say, but Nat and I know they are worried and we worry too.

2399 August 6 Dad will be doing a huge show tonight. It's going to be telecast and all kinds of performers will be there. Mom's going to let us watch some of it. We can have two friends each for overnight.

I can't even write about what happened.

2400 Aug 6 It's been a year now , Nat is 8 and I'm sixteen. When I think of that night I remember the hate, horror and disbelief I felt. Mom didn't let us not talk about how we felt and what happened. I make Nat tell me things about dad. I want her to keep her real memories of him. After all I know how important they are.

2392 May 7 Georgina and Kendall have another child. They named her Natalie. Jefferson wasn't sure he wanted anyone else around. If his mom and Kendall had this child, Kendall might love the baby more than him. Jefferson had known other kids this had happened to . The baby was always loved more. Dad, he always called Kendall dad and mom had talked to him about what to expect when Natalie was born. They had said that Nat would require a lot of attention at first, maybe even for a whole year. If he, Jefferson would help make Nat's transition into their family easier they would all be able to find time for each other. Then everyone would be happy. Dad told him it wasn't going to be easy at first. Dad was right. Nat didn't know anything. Not when to eat or sleep. She had the whole thing backwards, then she caught on, then she lost it again. Dad knew a lot about babies even though he hadn't had any before. He even prepared me for Nats gifts and her special occasions. Mom or dad would take me somewhere to do something the day before or after Nat had her thing. Sometimes we all would go even Nat. It was nice that she had to go for me instead of the other way around all the time.

2399 Jan. I can't believe the nerve of that woman, she sells the Whale to me; she's gone for forever; when she finally does show up she tells me she loves me, and then goes off and sleeps with someone else! Not only does she sleep with another man, she is talking about sleeping with all the men! I banned her. I suppose she didn't break any rules, just seems as though she enjoys breaking me. Matt's up here telling me they're getting married, and she's fucking every guy in sight once again, I had thought that maybe Marijuana had been right, and she just needed to grow up a little, but she's still the same. I love her, I let her do what she wants, and I'm done with it, either she accepts the diamond ring, or I forget about her; try to anyways, may have to sell this living tribute to her, It's getting to be painful.

I started a rumor that I may be selling the Whale, hoping that it would bring her back. Come to find out she snuck onto my ship, posing as a senator. I sent one of the girls to see her, figured she was gonna play senator, I was gonna help her. I stood outside the door and waited; I had sent a note in, telling her that I knew she was there, and that if she was going to continue to screw other men on my ship she could leave.

2399 January 11 I had a lovely time last night Marijuana, her fiance is a good lover. I think I'll try a Chandler next. I hear they! are very good lovers. I have been barred from the Whale. Do you believe that? I'll have to talk to Hennesy again. Is this because I told him we couldn't be friends? Maybe it's because I was honest. Should I recant and tell him, as the old song goes, I said I loved you but I lied? OH hell, Marijuana, will I ever find the right man or myself? Why is it I keep losing me? Everything starts to slip into place so perfectly, then it falls into pieces.

2399 January 23 I bought Governor Richards membership a week ago. What good is it if I can't use it? I don't think he can but what --if

2399 January 10 Well we got the Whale thing out of the way didn't we. You managed to get me on and off in record time. Hope you like your dress, I'm sure Eagle does. Did I tell you that Matt wants to marry me? K think the truth is that he's afraid that Hennesy will get in his way. He doesn't have to worry about Hennesy ----------- He loves me alright, as a dear friend. How can I look at him that way,Marijuana. How is it that he sees things? Dear friends don't have the kind of relationship we've had. Why did he show up again when he heard about Matt and I. How could he be MY man,tell me he loved me ,stand by me if I wanted a child, share the things we've shared....I thought we had a growing relationship , I thought allowing growth was a part of loving and being loved. I won't marry Matt Marijuana . My perception of love and what it's supposed to be seem to be messed up. That's no way to start a marriage is it?
Marijuana, maybe by selling the Whale to Hennesy I helped him to know ,(and not being around ) to see what he really did want from this life. Power! I had to leave all that behind to find me. Do I go back?(that is my plan for tonight) or do I leave my past in the past?

I have this other r=friend who calls me. He has a problem with his girlfriend. So he calls me and we talk sex and then he see's her. I guess it works for him. I want you to know Marijuana he talks a good game I wonder if he performs as well?

2398 December Hi Marijuana I haven't gone to the whale yet. I thought I'd get that out of the way. My friend John has been calling a lot this past month and staying on the phone for the whole sex act. I taped it the second time and just start the machine when he calls. I'm getting my phone number changed again, the second time this month. Someone has been sending me notes and sexy underwear. I've reported it to the police , they think it's someone I know-a boyfriend. They treat it as a joke because of who I am.

I don't think I realized to what extent Po'Em would go just to be able to see Pandora. I couldn't help not wanting Panda on the Whale... It wasn't a place for little girls, I didn't expect her to go to extremes. I didn't expect her to be perfectly moral, I just wanted her to understand that it wasn't not trusting her that was the problem. I did trust her, I just knew that Po had no clue about what was appropriate for children to see and do.

Dating is getting easier because I just say no to sex and if they still want to see me, we date. I haven't formed any close relationships, I'm not ready to.
Marijuana, I miss the Whale. People talk to me about it. Some like the changes , others don't . I try to remain comment free but, if they aren't happy , they can sell their membership.
I saw Matthew yesterday, he was doing a shoot, bathing trunks. There seemed to be a sadness about him. I tried to leave a note for him-I think they just toss them, the notes. If he does get it he'll maybe be at Maxi's Deli at 3pm today. That's where I'm having lunch, why don't you join me?
It's two days later . Matthew just left its 2 pm. Matt didn't show at Maxi's that day, instead he followed me home and today he dropped by to see me. He wanted me to tell him what' up. He stopped going aboard the Whale. Nothing he wanted was there anymore he says. Hennesy was becoming a good friend but it wasn't necessary to be there every weekend.
In other words Marijuana, he was upset with me. So he didn't show for lunch but, he wanted answers so he came here. Anyway, he still wants to see me, to be with me. We can date but no sex,that's what I said. Matt's like, "We do know each other." We have gone on dates, we still can and will but...Well Marijuana, he had a point, so I guess you could say he convinced me. We had sex but I told him it wouldn't happen all the time. That I would be dating other guys.

2398 It's been 6 months since the Whale. My line of Fairy Tale Dream Beds is beginning to take off. Ok I'm feeling good about my life-work. Matt and I see each other once or twice a week ,maybe less depending . Hennesy wants me to see what he has done with the Whale. I haven't felt strong enough to go until now. K think I'll give him a call tomorrow. Ok, I know what you want to know, I'm only having sex twice a month and just with Matt.

At first it was hard. Po' told Marijuana that all they wanted was to fuck her. With most girls, they usually buy you dinner first but with me the little Pricks think all they have to do is rub up against me and I'll fuck them on the spot. I suppose they believe the shit they print in those scandal sheets. Just for fun I read one of them the other day. Get this, I measure the men I'm with by how much I can swallow and how long they can keep it hard. How ridiculous is that, recovery time is what counts and mutual pleasure. (No pressure here ha ha!). A lot of men, upon hearing who I am, maintain their distance. These are the ones who aren't sure they will make the grade. (can't help it I still grade).

2397 July It was hot and sweaty with just a hint of a breeze. Two months since she'd left. She hadn't seen any of her former friends. Po' had been working on several ideas, projects. Her work area was neat methodical. About the only hint of her struggle was the 55 gallon can that held rejects. To busy to think seemed to be her goal. Her man, the thought came surging to the surface of her mind and she angrily crushed the bird she had taken such pains to make. She had been the one to leave this time. She hadn't tried to stop Hennesy when he left. She caught sight of herself in the window. It was Po' she was angry with. Po'Em had left the Whale and Hennesy. Po' had managed to keep only a picture and one of his awards. Good God, was she dividing herself into halves? She couldn't , two halves make a whole. Why was she so unhappy. She had everything she ever wanted . Why did she have to be so drastic and why did she need to be moral? Panda, Marijuana wouldn't let her see her alone if she didn't do this. Didn't trust her. Would she ever? Try it, give it a chance, live it. Don't lock yourself up. Go out, date, enjoy life. Ok, I will!

Her only problem was that she was over sexed, a nymph. Aiden, after all invented defense weapons, then when they tried to just take them (the U.S. government). Dad and Grandpa Maxwell sold it to the interplanetary council Then holy hell erupted with death threats, audits, you name it. Life with Aiden was not dull. Yes he was a lot more trouble than she ever was.

2397 She stood in the middle of the living area of her new apartment infront of the tele-viewer talking with Marijuana about what she had done just 24 hours ago. Sold the Whale to Hennesy for everything he owned. His life savings. Of course she could have gotten more if she sold to someone else but, it wouldn't have meant as much to anyone else. They chatted a bit longer, then said their goodbyes. Pushing herself round and around until she was dizzy ,then plopped herself down on the bare floor. She sat there laughing ,tears running down her face. A painful sob made it's way up her throat and the hick-ups began. She thought she would never be able to go back. Not to the Whale or Hennesy or the way things used to be just 24 hours ago. Reborn is what it felt like. A chance to go forward and evolve into a complete, normal person.
Her mom had helped her find this place and introduced her to people who could help her with the project she had in mind. Her mom believed in her. She hoped that her dad did too. She could almost always count on their support but, not on their approval.
Aiden, he was 4 now. He kept both mom and dad on their toes. Po' felt Aiden was much more of a handful than she had been.

2397 She spent the afternoon as promised, with Matt. Matthew was ready as planned and Hennesy urged her to go. Matt had already stopped by the kitchen and picked up the basket. There was nothing left to delay them and so with a touch of reluctance she left. Po'Em surprised everyone late that night by arriving with her dad. Hennesy, much to her father"s chagrin, called him dad. Poem smoothed her father's ruffled feathers and set him to work on Shane. After that Shane didn't bother her or anyone else.

Marijuana refused to come to the Whale. She wanted Po' to come and visit her. When she and Hennesy talked he made her feel guilty , while at the same time giving her an added perspective. She, Po, had never been to Marijuana's and hadn't seen Pandora but once years ago. Maybe she was afraid she would catch ,baby fever or something . Even if you do , I won't leave you. Po'Em chided him about this commitment but agreed to visit Marijuana. She was her best friend after all.
She was gone the whole week. She enjoyed Panda and Panda loved the stories she told. Po'Em wanted to spend more time with Panda, now that she had gotten to know her. Much to her dismay Marijuana didn't take to the idea of Panda spending time alone with Po'Em and would not let her come aboard the Whale.

It didn't seem strange to me that Russell was so much older than me, He certainly didn't look it. It didn't matter that he was a father to 2 boys already (Dion had died long ago), I had my own boys. I had my own grandchildren. The age of Lionel and Andre' didn't bother me either, so what if they were older than me; Lacey and Brian had done so much during their lives, and I felt that I had been through enough in my life that all these things just didn't matter anymore. I had the studio, and I was taking care of myself for a change.

Brien II, well that part of my life was over now. I don't deny that I loved him, because I did. The problem was that he didn't love me. He loved Sheri, and it had turned into more than that. It was an obsession, he raped her. And now there was a little boy named Elijah, that our son and HIS wife Sheri were raising. My son had been put in a position where he was raising his brother as his own child.

I spent a lot of time between my divorce from Brien II, and the beginning of my relationship with Russ; working hard to train my dance students, and playing with my grandchildren. Maybe Russ remembers how we met, I just know that I had never been with a man like Russell Chandler before. Yes, Ransom was wonderful, committed, and so much more to me than I can express, but things were different with Russ.
I think Sheri and Brian had their doubts about how things with Russ would work out, but I knew better. I knew Russ, there was no family obligation tying him to me, and no other woman that his heart was wrapped around; I knew the signs now, and they weren't there. I even went to see Ransom, well, his burial spot that is. It was more where I had buried things very close to him, that I had planned at some point to dig up and give to Lacey. I would have dug it up sooner, but it was too dangerous, I had to be sure that my family was safe from harm, and the war being over, now was as good a time as any.

It had been soo long since I had been to that place. Of course, Ransom and I had planned ahead and done this together, so it was the nearest thing to having him with me as there could be. I asked Russ if he would take me there, and when we arrived, I asked him to wait by the fence for me. I walked over to that special tree, and began talking to my dead love. This was more painful than I had imagined, and I was weeping before I had even begun to dig up the box. I asked him to forgive me for turning so quickly into Brien II's arms, and for all the things that I thought may have upset him over the years. I carefully dug up the box, but when I pulled it out of the ground, it's contents spilled out across the grass. Everything became fresh, the pain of losing him, the betrayal by Brien, Lacey's birth, everything came flooding back, and I collapsed. Russ came over to me; worried that I may be hurt, and held me, when I had calmed, he helped me to get up, and put things back in the box.
I had Russell take me back to the dance studio, and asked him to leave me there, I would be alright. I just needed to be alone for a bit. As I went through the box, I couldn't help but smile. Ransom had put something special in the box, just for me. It was made from a Shiman metal, which never tarnishes, I remembered looking at it on the space station. The woman had said that it was capable of holding thoughts, if you held onto it long enough. Then I thought more about it, and wondered at how it had gotten here, Ransom and I had put the box together before he died, but I had gone through it again carefully before burying it in the cemetery.
Holding it, I felt a wash of love, and it started to glow. What followed was like a dream, beginning with personal things between Ransom and I, and becoming a piece of jewelry that held secrets about so many "classified" things, that I began to get scared. I called Lacey, and arranged to meet him somewhere private. I told him the story behind all that was in the box, and suggested that he not handle the jewelry- but that he should put in a safety deposit box.

Rebel Dean Hunter wed Brandywine Allen - Children : Peyote' and Chardonnay

2397 Hennesy! He was back! Without a care in the world he boarded the Whale. Po'Em ran to him calling his name. She stopped herself from jumping into his arms. Instead she put her arms around him in a hug and he kissed her forehead. It was then that he asked where this guy he had been hearing about was. Mathew Raulston, she asked , he'll be here soon. How...leaving the sentance hanging as Matt himself strode up the gangway. Hennesy was making a comment about Matt's hair but Po'Em had loved his hair. She turned her head from Hennesy to Matt and back again, afraid Hennesy would disappear if she looked away too long. Her introduction was short and then Shane Quinn arrived and trouble started. Shane wanted her and nothing could derail him. No matter what she said or did, he was still there. Then Shane seemed to give up for now. She was supposed to be going on a picnic with Matt. She begged off, promising to go the next afternoon. He said he understood and agreed.

All Po wanted was to be alone with Hennesy. To make love to him, to hold him deep within her. Po'Em hungered for him, wanting to be sure that he still hungered for her too. They did indeed make love that day and part of the night. He had been gone a year but it now felt like two minutes ago and better.
Just the nearness of him as he massaged her back, his hands on her skin was enough to cause an orgasm. Hennesy laughed as he watched, not allowing her to turn and grab him. It caused her such exquisite torture she could barely stand it, couldn't stand it and she swore at him. As they lie there in each others arms hearts racing the words began to escape her," I lo "and he replied" me too."

2399 Blake Garren had been hearing the escapades of Marijuana and Po'Em since he was six. They were only 3 years older than him. They seemed much older. Marijuana was married to Eagle and had a little girl, Pandora. Po'Em had The Whale, power and any man she wanted, not to mention money. Now she still had everything but the Whale and she owned the fantasy furniture business.
He was 21 this year and about to take his state board exams (law). He played lacrosse in school and college. His fathers reputation proceeded him through out college. It was something he would never live up to, so he never tried. Blake was always at the top of his class graduation with honors.
He loved to get on a horse and ride flat out as far as the animal would take him. He liked being outdoors and the law. He kept a camera with him at all times, around his neck or in his briefcase. Swimming was another of his loves.
The women he admired were those who went after what they truly wanted. They didn't have to succeed all the time but they couldn't be afraid to compete with men. His mom, hers, Marijuana, PoEm, Savannah, Patsy McGuire. These were the kind of women he was interested in dating, marring. Only one of these women was single, Po 'Em. If he were good with women he would have given it a try but, she had known many men and he knew only three women. Oh hell, what did he have to lose? Nothing. By the time he reached his decision, Po had gotten back together with Hennesy. Blake knew there was no sense in trying then. Shortly there after, Hennessey and Po were married (2400).

She nibbles at Ari's shoulder and for the first time whispered the words he had waited to hear"I Love you". DaLuciano whispered " and I you", as he kissed her hair. That was six months ago and now she was pregnant, you can do the math. When she wasn't sick, she was happy. Happy in her marriage anyway. She wasn't so sure about being preg. Row had been ill a lot and hoped aloud that this wasn't the best part of her condition. Her mother assured her it wasn't. Rowena had called Brian three months ago and revealed that she, they were having a baby. After the first shock of it Brian took credit for the whole thing. He was happy for her.

2397 April 8 Christina DaLuciano was born--Ari DaLuciano and Rowena

2396 July It was three years ago she had been aboard the Whale trying to get away from the man who lay beside her now. Brian had been right to tell her to make the marriage work, although those had not been his exact words. The first three months she had been what she thought was the perfect wife should be, including the sex she had mostly denied him before. She got through it all by pretending to herself that he was Colin Vincent.
Arimonte' had been suspicious the whole time but, after eight months he began to relax and be himself with her. After all she had been in touch with Brian some, mostly by phone. Row had not made him feel threatened by Brian's presents the way she usually did. Six months ago Ari had come to her while she was sketching the fountain in one of the gardens. She sat crosslegged and Ari lay down on his back next to her saying nothing. Rowena continued to sketch for awhile then set aside the pad,turning and looking down at him. DeLuciano, what is it she asked? His voice was soft and gentle when he spoke. I want you to stop pretending with me. He halted. She replied with a hand gesture, setting his hand on her thigh. I want just once for you to be with me and only me while were, while I am making love to you Rowena, is that possible ? There was no acuation in his voice and she did not get defensive. She would have 6 months ago. Instead as answer she turned towards him, his hand sliding to her inner thigh as she ran her palm up over his shirt to the open neck she gently kissed. Her fingers undid each button as she slik them down the front, to his trousers. Ari did not move at all he couldn't she has taken him by surprise. His shirt was free of his pants now, as he slowly freed his hand from between her legs. He could feel the moistness of her. She raised her face to his and they kissed. Rowena had never been like this with him. Never open and gently giving of herself for him.
Rowena thought, could this be the same man? Ofcourse not, she had always put another face to him . That was foolish, ofcourse he was the same, she was different. The let him into her mind and while they made love she thought of no one but him, nothing but pleasing him, DaLuciano.
Rowena had told Brian that she loved Ari. Only now did she realize it was true.. Brian had been talking of the other DaLuciano when he had once accused her of loving him. Row had always mixed the two in her mind, Brian's and the real one, Ari.

The twins met with Brian and advised them to tell Zephan the truth. In the end the truth came out.

Thaddeus went home and told his wife Jenny. Jenny had plenty to say and then she left him with their daughter, Danielle. Thaddeus couldn't go after her , not until he found someone to care for Danielle. Jenny found Belle at the christening party. They had words. Everyone knew now. Zephan, after sending the babies home with his parents ,strapped on his gun and went hunting for his brothers, who had disappeared earlier. Belle was sent home . Jenny got a gun of her own finding Belle , had a shouting conversation and shot her dead with a bullet between the eyes. Now that she had taken care of her, she would get even with Thad. She found Brian and Ulysses on a bench and took them home. Later she found her way into Brian's bed, there she went to sleep. Brian and Ulysses had both been so drunk they could hardly move. Thad and Zephan found Belle. Thad called Brian coming to the conclusion that Jenny would be there. He wasn't disappointed . He wasn't angry he sounded relieved. It was then that Brian found out why.

Ulysses found this difficult to deal with . He felt he had failed God. He had slept with his brother's wife and the child she carried could be his. He had been tempted by the devil and the devil had won. What kind of priest was he? What kind of brother,of man? Ulysses found himself cristening this last child, Henley as he had Julia four years before. Zephan's children. Zephan stood there next to Belle so proud and happy. What would he do if I told him of my treachery, that Henley was mine not his .
Thaddeus was to be Henley's godfather and Belle's friend Alice his god mother Thaddeus was about to make a declaration of his own as he stood before Ulysses. Then their eyes met and each man knew what was in the others mind and heart. The revelation was almost too much to endure. They would go through with this and later they would talk, try to find a way out.

2394 Thaddeus at 32 had decided to continue with the Ballet for 2 or 3 years. Then start his own company . He would quit while he was still on top. At least he would start his company while he was on top. That would give him an edge. People would come to see him and that would start the business. He needed a prima ballerina or one with bright promise. If Patsy were still alive she would be able to guide him. Asking for Brian's or his mom's help, well Thaddeus didn't know if he could do that. He spent the whole of 2394 looking for the right dancer. They turned out to be wrong for one reason of another. None of them were right.

2395 January Thaddeus went to the studio, that he new best, where he had once taught and observed the dancers. He didn't find her right away, in fact it wasn't until his 3rd or 4th visit that he spotted her, Jenny Parsons.

2396 January 4 Thaddeus and Jenny Parsons were married.
2397 January 12 Their daughter Danielle Pierce was born. Plans changed and instead of Jenny, Thaddeus started the company with Belle Forbes as his partner in dance. Belle Forbes was his brother Zephan's wife . Belle and Zephan were married
2394 July 18 Belle Forbes and Zephan Pierce
Thaddeus and Belle had a short affair earlier, that same year, Julia Pierce was born
2394 November 1 Julia Pierce born to Belle and ? ( Ulysses or Thaddeus)

Jenny was always busy with the baby, Danielle and always tired. Thaddeus was working hard to start the company and Belle was there with sympathy and comfort, encouraging him seductively with every move she made. Before he knew what was happening the affair started once again only this time she was his brothers wife. Thaddeus couldn't seem to stop it He had threatened to once but , Belle swore she would tell Zephan
that Thaddeus had seduced her, so he felt caught between his passion for Belle and his love for Jenny.
2398 April 2 Belle and Zephan had another child Henley Uriah Pierce. ( Thaddeus wondered to himself exactly who the father was)

2397 She came to him to confess her sins, to talk with him about counseling. Ulysses tried to counsel her and at one point saved her from a suicide attempt. At that point Ulysses lost all sense finding himself holding her in his arms as she passionately kissed him and pressed herself hungrily against him. He was hers and their affair began.

She couldn't do it. Other women in her family had had children out of wedlock, this was true but, they had all known who the baby's fathers were and they loved them. Alisa could chose from at least a hundred men. Maybe Po'Em could cut the numbers for her. She called Po'Em lowered the numbers alright-B.J.King - Duncan Chandler, your first and in the pool. --Calvin maybe. Oh , she added, you did ask Heat Ellsworth but he declined. Perhaps there were more, it was a lovely three day weekend.
Alisa turned to her mother for help. At first she just wanted advise and then she asked the ultimate question would she raise the baby for Alisa. Sheridan pleaded for time. She never thought this would happen. She had changed her whole life around and children at this time did not fit into it.
Not long ago she had said as much to Brian. Brian was much more apart of her life now. So she sought him out and he told her the same things that had been running through her mind. If Alisa chose to do something she would have to take responsibility for her actions. That Sheri had raised her own and one granddaughter already. Then last but not least, if Sheridan did do this she would have lied to him. Brian and Sheri had no lies between them and so after she left Brian she went to See Alisa.
Sheri gave Alisa her answer The shock that flooded her face was clear. Her mother's reasoning (she kept Brian out of it) grudgingly made a kind of sense to her but, ...but mom was so good at it!!! Alisa was raised to make the best decision for all concerned including herself. So when the child arrived she was given up for adoption, an open one,where Alisa and her family would be allowed to share in the child's life. Alisa could live with this arrangement.

2393 Alisa awoke ,the next morning wondering how she even got home from , where has she been? Oh yes, the Grand Opening of the Whale. She had thought it would be fun and it was. She was sore all over. She and others had stayed after most of the people had left. Why couldn't she remember things better? Alisa had been to parties before and had remembered everything. A sea of faces swam before her and she felt desire and a moistness between her legs. Alisa arose quickly and she must have her period she thought. She saw no evidence of it but she was indeed sore. Suddenly she bit back half the scream that came from deep inside. She sounded like an injured animal. There was pounding on her door. Andy was there wanting to know if she was alright. Alisa hurried to the door in an attempt to stop Andy's pounding. Once Andy saw he she knew something was wrong. Alisa tried to calm herself and her friend but, Andy wouldn't leave . She put her arm around Alisa and led her to her, Andys, apartment, next door. Andy felt that if there was someone else in Alisa's place the best thing to do would be to get Alisa out of there.
Here she sat in Andy's husband Jack's huge terrycloth robe, deep within their Papasan chair with a glass of brandy between the palms of her hands. She felt safe as she took small sips from the glass and felt warm as the liquid slid down her throat. Alisa felt foolish as she told Andy what she could remember of the night before and what she feared had happened.
They had made a pact not to have sex before marriage, it was something she believed in. How could this have happened."Rape". Andy had said. Alisa didn't believe that. Who had she had sex with?Or worse how many ? Why couldn't she remember.
A few weeks later Alisa saw a doctor and had a preg. test. That test was positive. Alisa already knew her options ,and for her, having the baby was the only thing possible. Alisa didn't know if she could keep the baby after it was born. She was 37 without a husband. What kind of a parent would she be and how could she tell the child that she didn't know who daddy was?

2393 Henry and Sarah are alone. Po'Em has made the Whale her home now. Then before the know what hit them he and Sarah are on the way to parenthood again.

2394 May 15 Aiden Mitchell Cash arrived precisely on time. (Henry and Sarah Cash.)

2391 July 3 Victoria and Franco have their first child, a boy Maximilian Salini. He was born in Texas. Victoria wanted to be with her parents , at home when the baby was born . She would stay there a total of seven months. Three or four before the birth and the rest after. Franco was there the month she had the child and two after. His parents arrived two days after Lion was born. Why Lion? He was born with so much hair it looked like a mane and the word lion was to be found within his name. Franco's parents stayed only a few days, then went on to visit with other friends. They urged Franco to take his family home to Spain as soon as possible. Franco, knowing his wife , lift things as they were and when the seventh month came and Victoria asked only for one more agreed. He wanted his wife whole and happy when she came back. He tried to visit 3 times a week. All at once or spread out , he would be there 3 of seven days, until they came home to Spain. Victoria had given him a son and heir. She had given him everything he had wanted from a marriage. She had been more self confident and independent than he had thought her. Franco had wanted someone he could manipulate at will. Someone who would not question his motives, a token wife. Beautiful well mannered bright wealthy ,with a good name. The only other thing she would have to do would be to give him a son. He would keep his mistress,with whom he was in love.
Victoria ruled the home. She ran it. His mother had taken offence at first, then realized Franco was now the owner and his wife was, in charge. She did not slight his parents or treat them badly. Family was important to her. Meals were served at a certain time and everyone was there, Franco included. In six months Victoria had everything in order. After that she just watched the staff perform their duties from a distance. The staff never knew when she would show up to inspect. She ,however did the ordering and receiving of goods coming and going . The staff ate what they, the family ate and were paid well.
Franco began to find his wife more interesting than his mistress. Therefore she was the one to go not Victoria. Franco found himself drawn to her . She knew his moods and when he needed calm she knew how to make him feel soothed. He was beginning to love her and it annoyed him. He would sometimes ignore her in public,refuse to dance . In those cases ,she needed but to indicate an interest in someone and she would have her dance partner. Someone who was much better at it than Franco. Once she had picked Seth Chandler . His wife Amity didn't seem to mind. If it had been Duncan she would have flirted with him. Franco had been upset about that . She loved Franco but she would never allow him to walk on her.
2392 Franco had stopped calling her Victoria when they were in their privet lives . He called her by her middle name Patrizia . Patrizia was his life, more important to him than air. He had wanted a daughter. Patrizia agreed to give him one. They went away alone together for one month which turned into two.

2377 Faulkner gave up his search for the perfect woman and instead of leading with his heart he started to listen to his head. He didn't forget women altogether but, he began to see the whole woman the good and the bad. Faulkner almost made the same mistake he always made , in 2380 , fortunately he was distracted by family business and never married that lady. Then in 2382 he met Andria Farley. They were wed. in
2384 April 3 Faulkner was 48......and he and Andria planned never to have children. Life was good.

2360 June 18 Chelsea Chandler and Neil Paul Hanson were married. They had both finished college and were starting their careers. They had planned out their lives together with plenty of room for changes. Three years later they bought an old home ,remodeled and refurbished it. All together it took five years to finish completely. They practiced out of their home when it was ready. Shortly after they bought their home Chelsea became preg.. The doctor said twins.
2364 January 15 Triplets, not twins arrived. Courtnay,Marilyn and Justine.
Their situation being what it was they had to hire more done than planned. The family space had to come first and it was March before they could inhabit the house. If it hadn't been for the support of friends and family they would have been sunk. They had had to give up their apartment. Funds were tight. So when they were finally able to move to their home some of their stress was relieved. Their support group helped finish one office, the other would wait. They decided to drop one job and join together to keep the one practice . They figured this way they could both be there for the children. Tow and a half to three years later the whole house was done. Chelsea and Neil Paul decided to keep business the way it was. They may not be bringing in as much money; but the extra time for the triplets was more important.

Terrice thanked God yet one more time for bringing Maxwell Cash into her life. She couldn't imagine what she had done to be blessed with this man. There wasn't a day that went by that she didn't show him in some way that she loved him and she tried never to take him for granted . Kenyon had always told her how lucky she thought Terrice was. Kenny had called Maxwell perfect. She knew Trevor wasn't .
Now both Trevor and Kenyon were dead. His dad and Her mom. It had taken awhile but, she had learned to love his dad and the rest of the family. They loved her too. Some how, together, she and Maxwell would be alright. Their anniversary was July 19. They had been married 78 years .

2372 June 21 Faulkner King was 36 when he and Tatum ended their marriage. He spent the next few years catching up with the things he thought he had missed by marrying when he did. It took Faulkner 5 years to learn what his brother Brien II had learned in his sophomore year of high school
We each make our own choices, sex without love is nothing and love is not the answer to everything. Respect and trust are important too.

2393 June 8 Trevor died at the age of 141. He and Kenny had been vacationing in Tibet climbing Kilimanjaro when Trevor fell and broke his neck. He left everything to Kenyon and upon her death to Maxwell and upon his death to be divided among the children in the family, under 10 years of age.

2394 July 10 Fred Cash was shot one night on his way home. He had been gambling on the Whale and had won 10 billion dollars. He had ordered rose petals to be spread over their bed , champagne etc. He was going to shower her with the money when he got there. He had bought her the biggest , most perfect diamond he could find and it would be a wonderful night. The man who shot him grabbed only Fred's wallet and not any of the cases in the back of the car. With in minutes the police had him locked up. Fred left everything to Kate. He left his daughter his forgiveness, upon his death. He had never stopped loving her.

2359 November 1 Brenda Walker and Boyd Calabrese wed. Her parents :Mer and Clay walker. She was 23. Boyd was working for his father, Joe. Calabrese's was a butcher shop-Deli on the corner of 8th and Pilot Streets. Boyd's hobby was motorcycles, he raced them, fixed and sold them. Brenda helped out at the shop, behind the counter and keeping the books. Boyd's mom had done the books until 2361 when she died -cancer.
2370 Eleven years later Brenda and Boyd had their first child , a boy
2370 February 23 Joseph Calabrese (Brenda and Boyd) named after Boyd's dad..

2378 Grand pa Joe died and Joseph started to help out with the Shop. He took up his dads hobbies and Brenda used to think that it would be hard to tell them apart. When Joseph was 20 in

2390 Boyd died in a car accident. Brenda was a basket case and so Joseph took over. He was the Butcher now. His mom slowly came back to life and by 2393 after signing the Shop over to him, she started doing the books again and helping out. Brenda sometimes called him Boyd. He guessed he did look like his dad.

2397 at the age of 57 Brenda Walker Calabrese died.

Sheridan had just finished the painting she was doing for Po'Em. She looked up, saw Brian and called out to him. He looked surprised to see her and they shared an awkward moment, before he agreed to join her. They walked. Sheri needed to know how Brian felt, about her, about them, together. Tears started to form in her eyes and her voice caught as the words found their way from her heart to her lips. Tears welled up in his eyes and she saw her pain mirrored in his eyes. Why did love have to hurt. Sheri gently brought the topic back to the other love they shared, art. Brian agreed to take a vacation into one of their paintings but first Sheridan asked if he would paint her. Brian had started painting women in his clothes again while aboard the Whale. Sheri didn't know this until he handed her his jacket. She took it and he led her to the pool, sat her on the diving board and then set up at the other end . Po'Em came in watched for a moment, turned and left closing the pool to everyone else. When he finished he brought it over for Sheri to see . It was 11X12" she could hardly be seen. She asked if she could have it or if he wanted to keep it. Brian kept it.
She felt like a secret, was she Brian's secret? Sheri asked if she could paint him, he agreed, Lifting his shoulders in that familiar shrug and nodding his head. She would save this promise for another time. They left the Whale and headed for their(vacation).

2390 I don't remember how Po and I found the place, but every Saturday, we climbed out our windows, and headed over to 'the house' for fun. There were plenty of people our age there, and plenty more who weren't. The ones that weren't were the ones who interested me. All kinds of people involved in music would gather there, needless to say, there was never need to worry about the music being rotten. Even people who weren't in the music business made visits once in a while, and mostly I tried to avoid them. You couldn't trust people who may find occaision to talk to a girls parents. When Po'Em and I met Heath, there was something different about him. He didn't work for the Cash Family, or for the Hunters, and trust me, I checked him out to make sure he didn't work for one of those horrid tabloids, because I could, and because Po was interested in him. I admit, I've checked into every single person I've gone up those stairs with; before I went up the stairs.

I never felt guilt or anything like that over what I did; I enjoyed myself, I wasn't a whore or anything, but for some reason they were interested. Kinda sucks though, knowing that just about all you've got going for you is your last name, and your looks. I felt comfortable there, and it was like I was with all my friends. I got the feeling from the way that the men treated me and Po, compared to the way they did the other girls who went there, that we were different. For some reason, when they wanted to talk, or just dance, they came to us.

I saw BJ one night, and when I walked over with a kiss for him, he told me that Heath had been asking about us, who we were. And then he showed me the result of the conversation...Heath was sitting down, seemingly in disbelief. I decided not to mess with it. That was a good night.

I had a couple bad nights, one guy actually tried to hurt me when I wouldn't have sex with him. I guess my attitude both ticked him off and made him horny, only he wasn't getting what he wanted that night. I insulted him loudly and in front of others. He grabbed me, and pushed me up against the wall, and then the Ceriton who owned the place (Giran) came into the room, (quite a stroke of luck if you asked me) and nearly tore the guy to shreds.

He took my hand and led me upstairs, waving to the others to go back to having fun. I had seen Ceritons before, but my mom was in the business (music) and I'd met all kinds of aliens. Sex was something I had never considered doing with any of them before. He was gentle, and he towered over me. I hadn't been sure about this, a girl had to be twice as careful with them as with regular guys. Thank heaven I never kissed his lips, it would have been better to get pregnant the human way rather than by a kiss from a Ceriton, a kiss bonded you to him for life. He led me to HIS room, the only room upstairs that I had never been in before, he picked me up and placed me on the bed. I thought carefully about what was going on, and he began to undress me, saying that he had been watching me, deciding. He told me that I was the only human there who had proved interesting enough; independant enough; and pleasing enough to others to convince him that he should see for himself. I was in shock, sure I had seen him before; just not very often. He was kissing me everywhere, except my face. I had found heaven. Only I was still scared at the size of him. Giran left me on the bed in my thong and bra, and went into his bathroom. When he came back I saw that he was not quite as huge as he had been before. I spent the rest of the night in bed with this creature, having sex better than any Po had ever had, not that I'd know from experience, since I'd never been with Hennessey or Duncan, but she'd never slept with a Ceriton either.

After that, I rarely slept with the others. I still flirted and danced and had fun, but I saved my sex for him. Po'Em thought it disgusting, but she didn't know. Everyone else came to understand what was going on, I was Giran's. If he was there I was with him, and this was perfectly ok with me.

Then, someone snitched on me and Po. Someone had made it clear to my parents that I wasn't where I was supposed to be, and neither was Po. My mom and dad showed up and found us there. I don't know what they had been told, but mom went off the deep end as soon as she opened the door and saw faces she knew. Dad found me and Po, and dragged us out by our hair. Mom had kept the entire crowd in shock, making excuses. And then the real trouble started. We dropped Po'Em off at home, and my parents explained to Po's parents what had been going on. Then we went home, and they locked me in the house, they had gotten a new security system in pretty quick, If I opened my window, my parents would know about it.

Po'Em, was a nympho, she actually needed sex. When she tried to leave the house, her mom told her no, and Po actually had the nerve to sit down, and start talking to her MOM about what sex with Eagle was like. She knew that there was some kind of history with her and Eagle. She would call on Duncan and Hennessey all the time to get her fix. Until she started screwing the doctor who was supposed to be helping her!
Giran, came to see me one last time, the night after my parents came and ruined everything. It was amazing, but he made it clear that he would not be back again. I cried, and he stayed with me held me in his arms, and even while I slept that night, he layed with me. He was gone before I woke up, but the bed was still warm, so he hadn't been gone long. I spent the whole day in my room crying.

Eagle admitted to Po'Em's parents that he had slept with both of us, but said that he hadn't known who we were at the time. Not entirely impossible, where Po'Em was concerned. I had known Eagle almost my whole life. Dad insisted that I draw up a list of all the "perverts" I had slept with. I told him that it was impossible, to which he replied, that I should either do it, or be sent away to military school. I thought about it for a while, and came up with an abridged version... leaving some names out, and claiming not to remember them.

A disk jockey (BJ King), Eagle Monroe, Garin, and a few others too. Dad then took the list and called up each and every one of them, informing them that if evidence presents itself contrary to them not knowing who I was at the time, that legal action would be taken. Of course, Eagle had already addressed this matter, but I wasn't sure if that put him in the clear with my mom and dad. I got out of the house at last, after I graduated from highschool. I decided to find out what had happened with Eagle. I went over to see him, and apologize for any trouble I had caused him. He wasn't unhappy to see me, but didn't look very happy either, he pulled me inside, and said to me; "Marijuana Hunter, what are you doing here? Don't you know you're not supposed to be here?" I told him to calm down, I had only come to apologise for seducing him in the first place....his hand was still on my arm, I put my hand on his chest when I said it, I could feel the muscles under his clothes. I let my hand move up to his face, and I looked into his eyes and said more directly and less defensively "I'm sorry for causing you trouble with Mom and Dad." I gave him what was supposed to be a little kiss, I was planning to leave then. I couldn't help myself though, it had been at least a year since I had been with a man, and Eagle was a man. I just couldn't help myself.

Brian Doyle was invited to join Rowena aboard the Whale for high stakes poker. Rowena wanted him to help her lose money. She was on a campain to force Arimonte' to leave her. Ari never liked it when she was with Brian but, Brian always would be. She and Brian had just lost two billion maybe three at poker. Now She and Brian were eating lunch together alone. Ari had just left them saying he would meet her later. Rowena was now asking Brian to sleep with her. Brian gently told her that he didn't sleep with married women. Row wanted to argue the point . Brian, however asked her why she didn't try to make it work. Rowena merely nodded assent and whispered ok, as she walked away .

Brandy Wine Allen and Rebel Dean Hunter
-Peyote Hunter born in 2345 July 10to Brandy and Rebel weds Maya
-Chardonnay Hunter born 2346 Nov. 6 to Brandy and Rebel
--Marijuana Hunter born in 2375 to Rudy and Chardonnay marries Eagle Monroe
-----Pandora Monroe born to Marijuana and Eagle
--Socrates and Homer (twins) born in 2380 to Rudy and Chardonnay

Who does Faulkner belong to and what happened to him, or rather, who are his brothers, and parents
I'm just curious, as Dionne and Faulkner dated while in elementary school, and she ended up being married to two OTHER King men.

She proved to be just as ruthless as any Cash that ever lived when pushed too far. Business was business after all and Po'Em wasn't about to play mother. You follow the rules or you are gone, be it employee or patrons.

2390 Hey, Po- what happened last night, couldn't find you anywhere! The creep was back again tonight, had his grimy hands all over me, I actually had to go upstairs with _____ to get rid of him, not that I gave anything up to _____, but just the idea that people will think I did is driving me nuts!!! give me a call when you get this!


2399, Po- it happened again, It had to be that same creep, he slashed my tires, and then he was in my place, Po'Em, he sliced up all my clothes, Po, he was in my room! call me

2391 April 5 Kendall Dean married Georgia Brent. Georgia had a son Jefferson age 7, whom Kendall adored. Kendall was the only man Jefferson had ever been allowed to see with his mom. Jefferson knew that his father was dead. Kendall was his daddy and had been since Jefferson was four.

2393 Po'Em's Whale was finally a reality. Casino, spa,restaurant and hotel. It had a rich romantic feel about it without being frilly or to ultra feminine. It was Po'Em, all the different sides of her. It was only open weekends and booked six solid months in advance. Her venture was a success. She would book no further than 6 mo. ahead. After the first year Po'Em was in the black. She decided to develop a stable of girls to work for her. As with all things she took care to choose the right girls. They took home excellent wages,had health care and were not forced to do objectionable acts.
The environment was healthy and enjoyable and happy. They learned early not to cross Po.

2390 Lawrence Patrick Armstrong at the age of 27 became the youngest banking executive vice president in the history of Winslow National Bank. Lawrence and his wife Barbara Moore had been married four years (October. 14, 2386)
Joseph their son was two (August 12 2388) The Cash's were proud to call him one of their own.

Boyd J. King (B.J. King) was a radio D.J. At the age of 30 he was one of the more popular DJs around and not attached to any one special; nor eager to be.
Grace and Arizona were proud of him and Skyler.

Po'Em was everything a lover should be, at least in ones dreams and he let himself enjoy the experience. He never went again.
2391 Heath started his saga and at the same time also started a series of books. Basing them in the old west, Texas. Bordello and Brothel, cat house and warehouse were new expressions that seeped into his story line along with two new characters. Marj and Emma. Heath had finally found just the right mix of action, excitement ,sex and romance. His books began to sell more quickly. His readers were now demanding that he crank out more and sooner. He was becoming successful. It was
2392.

Heath investigated the place for himself and found the rumors to be true. Heath found himself drawn to two of the girls especially. They stood out from the rest like night and day. Heath found himself drawn back to that house week after week and when he found out the names of the girls the shock shook him physically. Heath had always kept himself in check, dancing and flirting . He enjoyed himself but had never gone upstairs with any of them. Marijuana's sauciness warmed him up and Po'Em's sensuality; made his desire for her clear, One night she asked him to dance. Heath had not been able to refuse her the dance, the walk through the garden or the sex on the freshly mown grass.

2391 January 10 Thomas Hardy Lomax arrived. Sinclair went into the business of selling gems.
Heath Hardy Lomax had always been interested in writing. He dreamed of the Epic novel that would place him among the greatest authors of all time. In the mean time he wrote westerns. Heath tried to put as much history in his stories as possible, true history that is. Heath had heard of this party house where it was said many in the music community went to relax and partake of underage sweets. The famous names drew the girls and boys alike and sex ran rampant.

2390 May 25 Sinclair Lomax was 27 when he gambled and lost all his inheritance in a single day. He was scammed. Erica Tolland and he arranged to be engaged so that he could get his money. Erica insisted they get a phony minister and have the wedding. She got the minister and Sinclair did the rest and she broke the news to him the next morning while they ate breakfast. We are married. Erica was perfectly happy to be his wife and share the money but, she gave him a choice. Sinclair could keep them; her and the money or lose them. Sinclair chose not to keep them. While they were waiting Erica discovered she was pregnant and Sinclair knew he was the father. He swallowed his pride, knowing that he would have wed her after the money had been his for awhile anyway. Erica, loving Sinclair as she did agreed and they stopped the divorce.

Laural collected every scrap of information she could about her family.. The trouble was that there was so much of it! She took a deep breath and began to write. Taylor Marie Mead King(mom), Addison, Bart, Alissa Mead, Lacey, and Brian Doyle King, Dionne and Brien King II. Mel and Sheri Mead. She couldn't find out who her dad was nobody seemed to know. Not to be put off by this set back, Laural asked Brian to find out for her, she new he was very good at this stuff. Brian told her he would be in touch. Three weeks later a envelope arrived for her and inside, was her father. Senator Bentley Whittaker. So much for keeping the commandments. Guess he wasn't Pius after all. Self righteous old man. She was starting to hate him and she hadn't even met him yet. Of course he denied she was his child. She had showed him everything and he still denied it. So she went home. She really didn't need him.