She began to curry once more, the repulsive, yet, sensuous thought of Larry Beehman's clumsy attempts to fondle her semi-virginal secret-parts blending with the existing maze that was embroiling her mind. Genghis whimpered behind her and she petted him absently…

She pictured their house on Orange Drive in Tucson… the happiest moments of her life had been spent there… and Danny would come over… His young carefree face appeared before her… smiling as always… what a sweet boy he was… she had let him touch her there and caress her budding breasts while she would hold and gently stroke his hot, hard rod, but it had never gone beyond that, and he was the only boy she'd ever let do it… God, she had to stop thinking about such things, or she'd get all worked up…!

Instead, she forced herself to remember the day Daddy had told them the "good news"… they were moving to Breynar…! She had thought she'd die! Even her mother's smile had seemed nauseous… but Daddy had been too elated with his appointment to notice their dejection. It was going to be a whole new and wonderful life for them, he'd predicted happily. At last, the Martins were going to be important in this world… attain status and have all of the luxuries he'd never been able to give them…!

Well, it was done! Now, Mom didn't even cook the meals… Rosita did! And Daddy didn't prune his pet rose bushes… Juan did! Nor was there any more Danny Farnum…! Instead, she had the pot and the parties and the Larry Beehmans… and Lee had Millie Stone… the judge's daughter… the pig…! Oh, how stupid it was to keep rehashing it all… but God, Daddy… what have you done to us…?

Katie felt the hot tears stinging her cheeks, and she'd vowed days ago that she'd never let it happen again… Yet, she hadn't counted on this Ron Carter either, and somehow he'd stirred her up miserably.