It's a Family Affair

[Drownedinp]

It was time for Hermione to face the music so she said.

Her and Paul began driving back to Phoenix.

Hermione began to feel panic, with each and every hour they got closer to Phoenix.

She diapered herself that morning for that very reason, also with each hour they got closer to Phoenix, she would feel herself wet her diapers.

This was her nerves she was scared to death.

She knew how a condemned man must feel right before he meets his executioner.

When they got back to Phoenix it was early 0245 am at least she would have until day after tomorrow. 

They left early just in case they had like car trouble or bad weather.

They had neither, they hit a light flurry of snow near Lake Tahoe but it didn't even slow them down. 

Hermione awoke called her mom and told her they made it back very early this morning.

Her mom was glad they had arrived safely!

She also told her her court liaison person had attempted to contact her for the past week, she was to call immediately upon her return.

Hermione called the lady  Marybeth Parker.

When she called the lady asked "How was your honeymoon?"

"Great" Said Hermione wonding why the lady had wanted her to call her so badly!

Did they move her court day up a week or 2?

"Listen were just letting you know that all charges against you have been dropped!" 

"What, dropped, what happened?" Asked Hermione?

"In the State of Arizona, if your accused of a crime of a sexual nature like your former boss had been, there is no bail possible.

Your former boss was allowed bail by the same Judge that was to hear your case.

They are in the process of disbarring your former boss and your former judge.

Turns out they are old friends and she went lienient on him even though she wasn't supposed to.

He was caught fleeing Arizona, with her they were picked up in Texas almost to Louisiana.

Let's just say she wouldn't of been impartial if she had heard your case.

She told a colleague that.

They are both lucky if they don't see more jail time themselves!"

"So I don't have to worry any more about going to jail?" Asked Hermione?

"No, and we can't file on you again! Your a free lady!"

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Hermione said! 

Hermione told everybody her husband Paul, her parents, brothers and sisters. She felt like that condemned man that just got a reprieve!

[CDfm]

I still like this part. I just feel so happy for Herimone. Even knowing what was coming, I still enjoyed it. 

[Drownedinp]

She was able to get a spot in the next Law School she was a couple of years older than most of the students in the class.

First day her teacher was Ms. Roberson.

She asked them if any had ever been in trouble and needed a Lawyer, or knew one personally?

One guy said "I got cought with a little weed, I hired a lawyer and he got me off with time served."

"Has that stopped you from smoking weed?" Ms. Roberson asked?

"Umm nope," the guy said"

"Anybody else?"

"My dad is a Lawyer and I have a cousin working on passing the state bar in Texas." Said another girl.

"You had better give Mr. Cavenaugh your dad's name and number he will probably need a Lawyer again!"

Mr. Cavenaugh was the guy still smoking weed. We all laughed.

It got to Hermione.

I'm both I'm married to a Lawyer and have needed one in the past."

"What was your charge asked Me. Roberson?"

"Assault." Said Hermione.

Everybody looked shocked, even the teacher raised an eybrow.

Most of her classmates thought shd didnt look much like a brawler.

"What was the verdict" asked Ms. Roberson?"

"There was no verdict, the charges were dropped," said Hermione!"

"On what grounds?" Asked Ms. Roberson.

"Turns out that the judge that heard my case, allowed the guy that had sexually assaulted me, she had granted him bail.

In the State of Arizona there is to be no bail for sexual assault cases."

"This wouldn't be the Kessler case would it?" Ms. Roberson asked?

"Yes, yes it is." Said Hermione.

"Your'e the one then?" Asked Ms. Roberson?

"This case is an interesting case, Ms. Mitchell here was sexually assaulted by a former employer, I understand you fought back is that right?"

"Yes Ma'am!"

She fought back kicking him in the groin not once or twice but three times.

First time he was standing, second time he was on his knees, the third time he was on the ground and posed no more danger, is that correct?" 

"Yes Ma'am, I was charged for assault for the third kick!" Said Hermione.

"Now she gets arrested for assault and he gets arrested for sexual assault, they go to court and she since this is her first arrest, or never even a parking ticket gets let go.

Her boss Mr. Recently Neutered, by Miss Mitchell here! giggling from the class.

Gets the same Judge.

She is old friends with Hermione's old boss.

In the State of Arizona, those charged with sexual assault, are not eligible for Bail!

This Judge granted a person that was charged with sexual assault, Bail.

Now I believe your name is Abbot, correct.

Gets married and was honeymooning in California if I'm not mistaken.

Hermione shook her head yes.

Returns and finds out all charges have been dropped!

Why?"

Hermione raised her hand.

"Anybody but Hermione!"

The girl whose dad was a Lawyer said "Because does it have something to do with like that the judge broke the law?"

"It has everything to do with that!

There have been cases where murders have gone free because it was discovered that judges took bribes or did something illegal as small as smoked a little pot, Mr. Cavanaugh!

Every case this judge had heard is under review.

That unfortunately wasn't the end of it! This Judge and Hermione's former boss together were picked up in East Texas fleeing from justice.

They are both in jail awaiting trial.

No bail for either as they are a flight risk.

Meanwhile Hermione remains free, she put her trust in the judicial system, it might not be perfect, but let me tell you it's one of the best in the world.

In some countries you can be jailed just on somebody's word.

It doesn't have to be true!

It can take up to 5 years before it gets to trial.

And if they can't prove that your innocent your going back to jail.

Even if your found innocent it can still take up to 2 years before your released.

That's 7 years you've spent behind bars and your innocent!

I'm sure if you ask Mrs. Abbot what she thinks of our system of justice she will tell you it works!

The bell rang. Class dismissed!"

[CDfm]

Nice when things work out like they were set up to do. 

[Drownedinp]

The next day.

As she arrived early for class.

Her teacher Ms. Roberson took her aside.

"Just to let you know, l know more about your case than I let on.

I also understand that there were diapers involved?

Can I tell you a true story?" 

"Yes Ma'am!" Said Hermione.

Several years ago there were two students in a class just like this one.

There were two girls in that class, these two girls had grown up together, they were best friends.

One had a bout of urinary tract infections when she was younger, it had left her incontinent.

The other because she was such a good friend wore diapers because she really liked her friend and so her friend would feel better she wore them.

After their first year they being such good friends served as interns at the same law  group.

It was fascinating seeing the law in action.

Now the Senior Partner had an eye for the ladies.

These two were cute.

He put the moves on both of them.

The one that was incontinent felt that since the boss wasn't repulsed by her diapers in fact it kind of of turned him on, she went with the flow.

The other was repulsed by the boss and his touching her diapers she felt dirty.

She stopped wearing the diapers only to find out that she had been wearing them so long she was used to wetting them now, she had also became incontinent.

The two girls finished the summer internship.

Both returned to school the next fall the incontinent girl was now more bound and determined to finish her degree.

The other girl that had became incontinent had become disillusioned with the whole judicial system.

Her teacher took her aside and talked to her she told the teacher what had happened during the summer.

He understood he told her that their was still too much Sexual Harrasment in law firms.

The next summer the incontinent girl went back to the same firm the two had been before.

The other girl was sent to a different firm and found that this wasn't anything like the firm she had interned at the year before.

That renewed her desire to become a Lawyer again.

The other girl came back pregnant, even though her boss had gotten her that way she still loved him.

She swore up and down that her boss would eventually leave his wife for her.

These two graduated and became lawyers.

One became a judge and the other became a law teacher.

The boss finally left his wife and ran away with the judge that gave him a way out they were caught together in East Texas.

Yeah your judge was my best friend growing up!

I know you wear diapers, just like I have to now days.

I knew what kind of firm Kessler and associates was.

When they ask for interns anymore I only send males.

I will not put any of my female students in that kind of position anymore.

Thank you for having the guts to do what I wished I could have done to my then boss.

I had no guts, you seem fearless. Are you any relation to the guy who plays football?"

"You mean Chris Mitchell? He is my oldest brother."

"Thought so you have that same almost orange hair and  like him you seem pretty tough!"

Other students began filing in.

She was learning everybody's name there was Robert Bright.

Stacy Cropper.

Stacy was a bit weird.

She was to quiet, you could barely hear what she said.

How was she going to be a Lawyer?

Robert was just the opposite loud, boisterous, macho written all over him.

He exuded testosterone.

They were one extreme to the other and they were both on her team when they broke up into teams, she was right in the middle of those two. 

[CDfm]

Good. She could have saved alot of ladies a lot of trouble if she had been able to stand up to the boss all those years ago. I am glad Hermione was able to do so now. 

[Drownedinp]

At the house the parents had all the kids over since Chris, Jeff, Darla and Olivia were home for the end of the season.

They had a family get together.

There was plenty of other news.

Ephriam and Kathy announced that they were expecting.

Not to be out done Frances and Larry announced they were expecting as well.

Comparing dates Kathy was about a week and a half in front of Francis. Q and R names were up for grabs.

Gary and Maria had no news in this area, Maria looked like she wanted to cry.

Hermione and Paul said they weren't sure but they thought Hermione might be pregnant, she has woke up sick the past few days.

They have an appointment with the doctor in two days to find out if it is or not it's a baby.

Hermione said "I guess I get the S name if I am, I hope it's a girl so I can name her...."

"Susan!" Everybody else said at the same time.

"Am I that predictable?" Asked Hermione?

"Yeah you kind if are," said Paul! 

They had a family photo taken with Arthur, Betsy, Chris, Darla, Ephriam, Francis, Gary, Hermione, India, Jeff, Kathy, Larry, Maria, Nancy, Olivia, Paul.

Soon they would be adding a Quinton, or Quennie.

Russell or a Rachel.

A Susan or a Steven.

T. was was the next name up for grabs.

Who woukd it be?

Chris and India?

Darla and Jeff?

Or could Gary and Maria surprise everybody?

These were questions that Arthur and Betsy asked each other that night getting ready for bed.

Betsy said I know it won't be us, that ship has sailed I'm post menopausal now. 

Gary saw how bad Maria felt to not get pregnant month after month.

He took her out to dinner and the lady at the table next to them was having trouble with her child who was about only 2 or 3 years old.

The lady was loosing her temper, and started crying.

Maria asked "Could she help with her child, you look overwhelmed."

"Is it that obvious?

This week has been the week from hell for me!

My husband of 4 years left me for another man.

I found a job, but every daycare I go to I don't like or they don't have any immediate openings if I do like them.

I start tomorrow and can't take Kirstin there to work with me.

I'm kind of overwhelmed as you say!"

Kristen was taken by Maria she began playing with the young girl soon she was eating the veggies that her mom had been trying to get her to eat.

"Look at that!" Her mother said.

What did you do perform an exorcism or what?

Your a miracle worker!"

"No, Kristen was just bored, was all!"

"How do you know so much about kids, you dont have any of your own do you?"

"Not yet we haven't been blessed yet with children yet.

I just graduated from NAU with my AA degree in early childhood development." Said Maria.

"Your a natural, have you considered watching kids? I need a babysitter and fast!

I can't pay a whole lot, $200 or $300 A month."

"I think you had better talk to me said Gary, if it Is left up to Maria it would be free." He smiled!

Next day Helen dropped Kristen off at Gary and Maria's apartment.

Through Helen she got two more kids to watch within the first week at $250  A month she got more and more referrals.

By the end of the first month she had 7 kids and they were outgrowing their apartment.

The referrals for more kids kept coming, and coming.

She got with Paul and found a small building for rent about 4 times the size of their apartment.

She was able to get it so that she could have kids there it passed CPS or Child Protective Services guidelines.

Since The first child she got was Kirsten she called it "Kirsten's Friends."

She didn't know much about running a business.

But that didn't stop her from getting more and more referrals.

She had to hire more people to help her she had 6 staff that she had trained. 

One mother was so impressed she asked Maria to take her kid if anything happened to her.

Maria said yes only because this mother was in pretty good health and not likely to die soon.

Besides Karen was one of her favorite kids!

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At school they had another task where Hermione, Robert and Stacy had to do an exercise.

After they were done Stacy was in tears.

She ran to the the bathroom with Hermione on her heels. 

"Stacy are you okay?"

"No,"said Stacy!

"Can I help you in anyway?" Asked Hermione?

"No stay out of here!" Said Stacy.

"What's going on with you?" Asked Hermione?

"Umm, I'm kind of embarrassed, I've had an accident in my undies!" Said Stacy.

"Don't feel bad I have accidents so often I used to wear diapers all the time.

I used to wet all the time!"

"Not that kind of accident.

I messed myself." Said Stacy.

"I'm sorry, said Hermione, I don't smell anything."

"That's because unlike you I still need diapers, it was pretty much contained.

Plus I have a pretty bad sore on my bottom.

Talk about burning!"

"Diaper rash?" Asked Hermione?

"Not exactly.

I dont want to get you involved!" Said Stacy.

"Why not, asked Hermione.

I hope you see me as a friend."

"Well I guess I had better tell you my life story.

Like you I grew up wetting my bed, when I was 12 years old my mother died of Cancer, it was just me and my dad.

He kind of got strict.

Since I still wet my bed he made me wear diapers day and night as a punishment.

Within a couple of years I got so I didn't even know I was going anymore bladder and bowel!"

"If your incontinent how did you know you messed yourself?"

"I'm getting to that, said Stacy.

My dad wasnt happy with me, he bought this real thick strap he uses on me, it tears my flesh, I burned the toast at breakfast this morning and daddy used the strap on me and had my diapers down.

I have a cut on my bottom and when I messed it got into the cut and it stings like heck!

I can't clean myself well enough I hope I don't get an infection."

"I will give you a hand, said Hermione.

That's what friends are for.

Besides I'm pregnant and soon I won't be able to wipe my own butt as well I might need your help as well!"

This made Stacy laugh.

Hermione was allowed into the stall with Stacy.

She lifted her dress.

Hermione winced this girl had scars from her shoulder blades to her upper legs above her knees.

She helped Stacy out of her dirty diaper.

She began cleaning her backside and the cut she had was still oozing a little blood.

Wiping it out she knew it hurt Stacy she would flinch in pain.

She got her cleaned up.

"All better now, said Hermione, Stacy you need to get away from that man before he beats you to death!"

"I know, l know, it's just I don't have anywhere to go, besides if I do and he gets me back he will kill me anyway, he's told me that!"

"You can stay at my house, as your friend I can not allow you to return, to what he does to you"

"You would do that for me?"

"Like I said your my friend!" Said Hermione.

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Ronald Cropper returned from his job, he worked as a custodian at a hospital.

He stopped at Circle K and bought two six packs, he had a bad day at work.

They had him on the pediatric wards cleaning up after the little bastards, the little poopers and pee monsters.

They aren't any better than my own F-ing daughter.

She is almost 19 and still poops and pees herself like a newborn baby.

Hell maybe some of those little bastards I had to clean up after today will get it before my F-ing daughter does.

They might stop pooping and pissing themselves before she does!

The bitch just don't get it!.

Maybe I've been too nice to her, I let her go to college.

Maybe I should just start beating the bitch more with my strap, if I beat her with in an inch of her life maybe she will stop pooping  and pissing herself like an F-ing two year old.

Then again she aint the brightest bitch I ever met!

Like this morning. How many times, have I told I don't like burnt toast, what does she do but burn my toast!

She deserved the beating she got this morning!

Another pissant I would love to use my strap on is that little pantywaist of a boss I got, Mr. Joe College!

Just because he gots a F-ing degree all the sudden makes him better than me!

Education is a F-ing waste of time.

My daughter wants to be a lawyer?

She is afraid of her F-ing shadow. 

He arrived home "Stacy where's my F-ing dinner?

Stacy?" he said after no response.

"Where is that bitch?

She knows to have dinner ready for me everyday when I get home.

Guess me and my strap will have to give her another lesson on punctuality!

Like I said education isn't everything!"

He noticed the phone was flashing telling him he had a call.

"Who the hell would call me, my truck payment is payed, insurance as well.

My bills are payed why you MF-ers bugging me?"

He played the message.

It was his daughter, she was moving out?

"What the fuck?

No sir, lady's and gentlemen she belongs to me!

He looked at the caller ID, H. Mitchell is H. Mitchell a guy?

Probably not, what guy in his right mind would want a girl that poops and pisses herself like my Stacy.

Hell she can't even cook toast without burning the shit!

He got the phonebook, Mitchell, Ephriam,  Gary, no H.

Harold Mitchell in Snottsdale.

No nobody with class would even look at my daughter especially somebody from Scottsdale.

India, No.

Let's see Arther and Betsy Mitchell not far from here, I bet they know a H. Mitchell.

With the help of my strap your going to tell me all about H. Mitchell!

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Ronald Cropper tore the page out of the phone book.

He got in his truck.

He had grabbed the strap off the back of his ungrateful daughters door.

He had used it this morning on her ass it had done its job and tore her ass up!

There was still blood on the edge.

He was going to make that swat he had given her this morning looks like a Country Picnic on a Sunday afternoon.

She had royally pissed him off.

She wouldn't be sitting for a month, who the fuck does she think she is? He thought.

This just goes to prove that letting her go to college was the wrong decision.

It put ideas in her head.

Didnt she stop to think I would hunt the bitch down and tan her ass good?

I've been way to lienient with her as of late, I should of been beating her with this here strap a hell of a lot more than I have!

That bitch has some nerve!

He realized he was driving angry.

He stopped off at the nearest Circle K.

And bought a case of beer, he figured the Amber nectar would calm his ass down so he wouldn't get arrested before he even got a chance to give his ungrateful daughter the whoopen she deserved.

He downed two beers then drove to the address of he was sure knew his F-ing daughter's location!.

He sat and watched the house there were 4 cars in the driveway an old piece of shit van like a 12 passenger it had seen better days it was kind of a blue but it had faded to a much lighter blue.

There were three other cars.

An Oldsmobile at least American made.

The other two were rice burners.

One Toyota with Arizona plates.

The other a Nissan Altima with California plates and bumper sticker that said Oakland Raiders.

Shows you what you know I'm a San Diego Chrgers fan.

Those Raiders got that big ass Bedwetter just like my daughter, anybody that liked the Raiders must be F-ing bedwetters themselves!

He had about three more beers and got his strap and walked up to the door.

He rang the doorbell he heard movement from inside.

The door opened an an older lady with red hair opened the door.

"I'm looking for H. Mitchell do you know them?"

"H. Mitchell would be my daughter Hermione.

Why?" The redheaded lady said

"Bingo!" Ron Cropper thought as he swung the strap he had hidden behind his back.

He caught this lady at the side of her Face her left ear was about tore off.

"Teach these f-ers to fuck with Ron Cropper!" 

Arthur heard something that didn't sound right from the entrance way as he approached he saw his lovely wife laying in a pool of blood.

"Betsy?" He asked?

About that time something caught him in the solar plexus he felt the wind get knocked out of him.

He struck back catching the person that had hit him, also in the solar plexus.

It was a straight punch as Arthur was on his knees.

The guy went "Oof!"

As the wind was knocked out of him.

He raised a strap over his head

Arthur was sure that this was what had hit his wife there was red blood still on it!

The guy swung out at Arthur, who moved at the last moment and the strap made a thud as it connected to the wall leaving blood where it had connected.

"Hold still you son of a bitch!" The guy said loudly to Arthur.

He raised the strap again so he could get at Arthur again.

Out of his peripheral vision Ron saw the biggest man he had ever seen the guy hit him and he flew until he hit the wall and he went through the sheetrock.

He dropped his strap his left hand had hit a stud and he was sure that it had broken his wrist.

With his right hand he reached for his strap, he could just as well use it on this big guy as well.

He looked and a large shoe was pressing on his right wrist the bottom of the shoe had a size that said 18. "Who in the fuck wears size 18 shoes?" He thought.

He began to look up and up this guy was massive.

He suddenly recognized the guy it was that big F-ing Bedwetter that played for the Raiders, wait a minute, Mitchell and Mitchell.

This had to be Arthur and Betsy's son.

He had that same orange hair as the dad. 

Next thing he knew a cop came and he was handcuffed broken wrist and all by a F-ing cop that had E. Mitchell embroidered on his shirt.

What an idiot, I am he thought.

I come looking for H. Mitchell and find her family, one is the biggest meanest football player in the business and the other is a cop.

Just my F-ing luck! 

Ephriam started taking pictures with his cellphone.

Chris gave him a look like you ghoul!

"Evidence!" Ephriam said.

"Oh Chris said, that's why your the officer little brother!"

Chris dialed 911 on his phone 3 minutes later there were no less than 5 officers on scene. 

Since they lived in Glendale they were Glendale officers. Glendale had a missing 8 year old girl that they were sure was killed by her mother.

All their Detectives were tied up at the moment on that case they asked for a Phoenix Detective to handle the case.

Detective Sergeant Benjamin Harris III arrived at the Mitchell house in Glendale.

He was surprised that they had photos of the scene before it had been lost.

"How did we get the photos, was there an officer on scene, or what?"

"Kind of!" The officer said.

"Kind of, what do you mean kind of?" 

"It was Officer Ephriam Mitchell, Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections,  he took the photos, he is also the son of the victims, brother of the guy who tackled the perp!"

"Chris Mitchell, THE Chris Mitchell?" Sergeant Harris asked? 

"Yes Sir!" 

"This guy must of not cased this place very well before he tried invading it!" Said Sgt. Harris.

"He wasn't here to Rob the place, his daughter decided to run away from home, can't say I much blame her the guy came here to beat the answers out of the family.

He admitted that a lot of the blood on the strap was his daughters!"

"Is his daughter okay, has the been found?

Does she have family to go to, we just can't leave her alone if she's still a minor!" Said the Sergeant. 

"No sir, She is over 18, he beat her this morning with that strap, then she goes to school with the victims daughter.

She saw the state of his daughter and got involved.

She took her home keep her safe.

The perp felt he owned her and was mad somebody stole her from him.

That's why he came here looking for her!

Lucky that Chris Mitchell and Ephriam Mitchell were both here. Glendale High School are retiring both brother's football jerseys tomorrow.

That's why he was here.

It's  not everyday that the Superbowl MVP went to your high school and the brother was a running back there.

Not as famous as his brother but turns out he was one heck of a running back at Glendale as well!"

"What about the sister and the guys daughter?" Asked The Sergeant?

"They are on their way.

The mother was taken by EMS to the hospital.

Her left ear was almost severed from ber head.

The father was hit in the stomach by the same strap.

He had the wind knocked out of him he will be okay.

The perp had his left wrist injured when Mr. Chris Mitchell embedded him into the wall.

The paramedics think it was broken."

"The way Chris Mitchell plays were lucky to have a perp left and not some grease spot on the floor.

Could you imagine what he could of done to the guy? Asked Sgt Harris?

The Officer said "He hit him once and put him into the wall, and we mean into the wall.

Then the guy reached for his strap and Chris and his brother both said he stood on his right arm with just enough force to inmbilize it."

"Are we sure it was his right arm he stood on not his left?"

"Yes Sir, there was a dirt impression on the sleeve of his light tan work shirt. It matches the shoes that he was wearing!"

"Sounds pretty straight forward to me home invasion that went horribly wrong for the perp this time. I had that one two weeks ago both home owners killed, No leads."

Hermione and Stacy arrived and were put where they were keeping the rest of the family.

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Stacy looked like she was in shock.

Sergeant Harris had things brought from Stacy's room they were her punishment diaries that her dad had her keep, supposibly to remind her what she was being punished for.

Everytime she was swatted with his strap she had to write date, time, reason for punishment, and what the strap did to her like cut just below my shoulder blade etc.

Sgt. Harris had a female officer take photos of Stacy's back, butt, and upper legs.

Every punishment had a corresponding cut.

The diaries went back to when she was 14 years old.

The female cop also noticed her diapers.

She asked Stacy "Why do wear them?"

"When my mom died, I was a Bedwetter.

My dad's punishment was  to wear diapers everyday I wet my bed. After a couple of years I got so I didn't even realize I was going, wetting or pooping.

I'm totally incontinent now.

The only way I know now is my diapers get warmer and heavier when I wet.

Heavier and I smell the odor of bowel when I mess myself.

I don't even feel it coming anymore, they just happen."

"Sorry to hear that! I know what its like to grow up a bedwetter, I did until I was 15 years old.

I was one of the luckier ones, my parents were not abusive.

I've dealt with others not so lucky.

Kids that have been almost beat to death because they wet their beds!

Makes me glad I had loving parents!"

"Ron Cropper was never much of a loving parent!" Stacy said.

"I can tell from your scars, said the Officer!"

They brought Betsy back she had a bandage around her head wrapping around her left ear.

"I'm so sorry!

I never wanted to see you guys hurt like this!" Stacy cried!

Betsy said, "Hermione tells me you have scars up and down your back from that man using that strap on you!

I've taught my kids to have compassion for others, I can't blame you, your a much bigger victim of him than I will ever be."

Stacy began to cry.

Betsy took her in her lap and let Stacy cry into her shoulder.

6 years of pain and sorrow were let out.

Stacy used to say that getting beat by that strap.

Though it was very painful, She stopped crying, it didn't help, nobody to have pity on her.

Nobody to care.

Now she felt closer to Betsy as she had felt the sting of Ron Cropper's strap just like she had at least a 100 times maybe more, like Betsy will have, Stacy has the scars to prove it.

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As she was sitting on Betsy's lap.

Betsy said to Stacy "Since your mother is dead and your dad is out of the picture.

You have no family, do you?"

"No I don't, I guess I'm like an orphan now!"

"Nonsensense, said Betsy!

Listen this might sound weird, we can't legally adopt you, you're over 18.

But we want to be your family.

For all intents and purposes, your a Mitchell, now!"

"But I dont fit in!" Said Stacy.

"Fit in? Asked Betsy?

Why won't you fit in?

You wear diapers like a true Mitchell already?"

Stacy smiled.

"But my hairs the wrong color and there is no way I'm dying it your families almost orange!" 

That got laughs from her new brothers and sisters. 

Chris looked at Stacy.

She was verily 5 foot one or two. 110 pounds soaking wet.

But she had a spirit that was his size.

"Well really since your only the size you are, but you got a spirit my size!

Since your spirit is so big it's linebacker size.

Since your a linebacker you need to look the part.

If anybody gives you grief, give them the linebacker stare like this."

Chris gave her the most fearsome look.

"You mean like this?" She gave Chris back the stare.

"Wow your a natural!" As Chris feigned a recoil. 

"If anybody gives me grief, can't I just tell them Chris Mitchell is my older adopted brother!

That should scare them off, don't you think?" 

"You better said Chris, if that don't work call me and we'll give them the linebacker stare together!

That should about scare anybody away!" Chris gave her a hug "Welcome to the family little sister!"

Hermione came and sat by Stacy.

Stacy laid her head on Hermione's shoulder.

"We got stuff to do.

All you got are the clothes on your back and what one cheap diaper left?" Said Hermione.

"Yeah that's it, I guess we didn't plan this rescue out very well, did we!" Said Stacy

Hermione made a call to Paul she told him she was busy and could he get his own dinner tonight?

She would explain later what has gone on.

Detective Sergeant Benjamin Harris asked Stacy if she had a place to stay, her home was a secondary crime scene. 

"I don't know there are really only a couple of things I even really want out of there pictures of my mom, my sewing machine.

I have a few momentos hidden of pictures of me and my friends that my dad had drove off.

My bankbook so my dad couldnt spend my college fund!"

"Hidden where exactly?" Asked Sgt. Harris?

"By my dresser on the right side, one of the floor boards are loose everything I own really is under there!"

"It might take a day or two but I promise to get you those things! Sgt Harris said."

"Thank you but that's about all I own in this world.

That house has so many bad memories for the past 6 years, I don't even know if I could ever return there!"

"You might have to since your Ron Cropper's only living relative that house and its contents become your property." Said Sgt Harris.

That night Hermione took Stacy out shopping.

There were clothes and then they went to a beautition where her hair and nails were done her face had makeup put on.

Stacy was actually very beautiful, were talking model beautiful!

They also went where Hermione gets her diapers.

Terry Waites owned a hospital supply store it had started as Terry had no sphinctors it was a birth defect.

His parents started finding better diapers, for him as the kind that they  could get were inferior to what he could dish out.

His dad was in construction and soon word spread that Terry was in diapers that met his needs.

Parents of kids that needed better diapers started contacting him they were selling diapers out their home.

Soon they were so busy that his dad was making more money selling diapers out their home, that Terry's dad was able to get out of construction.

Then they out grew their home and started a small business, Waites Medical Supply.

They branched out to Oxygen to Hospital beds.

If it was medical related chances are they sold it.

They even sold medical tools for like surgery and things.

Terry's parents retired and moved to Florida.

Terry now runs the store.

Soon he will be opening store number 2 in Mesa. Terry was single and was always checking out the women that came to his shop.

He was always looking for a Mrs. Waites. 

When Hermione and Stacy walked in.

"Be still my heart!" Terry said. "Who might this be?" asked Terry of Hermione? 

"I'm Stacy," she said to Terry.

"Hermione!" Terry said to Stacy.

"I knew this girl most of her life, She was known as "The Mess" in those days.

All the sudden this knockout walks into my store here.

I knew the voice but I didn't recognize the face.

Soon as I started processing the order, l was shocked this was "The Mess!"

I asked her out.

Next thing I know she is marrying some hot shot lawyer.

Then the next thing I know she brings you in and pardon me for saying but you even put Hermione to shame!"

Hermione changed the subject. "We need a case of Mollycares!"

"That's easy, I have shelves full, what else?"

"Better throw a rubber sheet in that order as well." Said Hermione.

"Are these for you Stacy?" He asked?

Stacy blushed. 

"Don't be embarrassed, I need these as well I was born without, sphinctors bowel and bladder.

If they are your such a knock out I would love to ask you out sometime?"

"Stacy just got out of an abusive relationship, said Hermione.

She isn't ready to get back into a relationship just yet!"

"Sorry to hear that said Terry.

Some guys are just assholes!

Sorry for my language but most guys don't deserve some ladies especially if they look like you!"

They arrived back at Hermione's house.

Hermione explained to Paul about what happened.

Paul agreed with her about what had happened Stacy should stay here!

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Stacy awoke Saturday morning.

She had her thumb in her mouth.

"Oh shit she thought, I slept with my thumb in my mouth!"

She expected any minute to feel the sting of her dad's strap.

That was one of daddies big rules, that could get her 2 strokes from the strap.

He would be mad she was wet, had messed, she could smell it, and was sucking her thumb.

Her dad was going to kill her.

The door opened and she thought the worst, then a female voice said "Breakfast is almost ready!"

It came back to her, She wasn't at her dad's house she was at Hermione's.

Her dad is in jail, his strap is locked away as evidence!

She wasnt going to get beat for thumb sucking!

She stuck her thumb into her mouth she got up and went and took a shower and put on some new clothes on. 

In the mirror, she looked different her hair was different.

She looked like she had 6 years ago before her mother had died.

Not just did she just look older she looked at her eyes, She looked more confident, She didn't have the fear she used to see in her own eyes.

It got so when she did her hair or brushed her teeth, She never looked herself in the eyes.

She didn't like the girl looking back with fear in her eyes, especially since she knew it was her own reflection. 

She and Hermione ate breakfast together, her husband Paul, had left earlier in the morning he had some work to do at his office. 

"What do you want to do today?" Asked Hermione?

"I don't know, I guess whatever you want to do?"

Her brain was saying "Wake up Stacy your being given options, you remember those, that's? what your mom used to give you!"

"Could we go shopping again and this time I will buy you lunch Hermione?" She actually said.

"You bet, I'm always up for shopping, even if we don't buy anything!" Said Hermione with a smile!

They went to a different mall than the one the had last night. 

Hermione reminded her that they had to be at Chris and Ephriam's Ceremony at GHS.

Now that your a Mitchell your expected to be there, we support each other as a family!" 

"I wouldn't miss it said Stacy!

How many other girls can say that Chris Mitchell is their older brother!"

"There were 3, of us but with you there are now 4!" Said Hermione.

[Drownedinp]

At the retirement party for Chris and Ephriam, Stacy got to meet everyone and got a hug from each.

Stacy wasn't used to such a hugging family, the last time she got a hug was before her mother got sick with the cancer.

That wasn't true, just before her mom died she hugged her though very weakly.

She told her she loved her and she would be right here and touched her chest over her heart.

25 minutes later she was gone.

For Stacy, her mom dying was a catastrophe.

She wanted comfort.

She started to cry her dad laid into her about growing up, "Your 12 years old for Christ's sakes, act like it!"

She learned right then she was basically on her own.

Not only that the shock of losing her mother, She had wet herself.

He forced her into a daytime diaper, the first of thousands, all because she had wet herself. 

She got a hug and a kiss from Arthur and Betsy.

Chris gave her a hug, and asked "How is my new little sister today?"

Darla, she had met the night before. She got a hug.

Ephriam gave her a hug.

She met Francis another sister and got a hug.

Gary a new brother, gave her a hug.

Hermione said "Don't I deserve a hug?"

She got one. She met Chris's wife India, another redhead, beautiful!

Jeff, Darla's husband.

Kathy Ephriam's wife also very beautiful.

Larry, Francis's husband.

Maria Gary's wife, She learned that Larry and Maria were brother and sister, that married sister and brother.

Nancy She was Chris and India's daughter. Olivia was Darla and Jeff's daughter. Paul she had met the night before.

She found out Kathy was expecting a baby.

He or she was going to get named something with a Q, either Quinton or Quinnella something like that.

Francis was pregnant as well they got something with R.

Either Russell or Rachel.

Hermione and Paul were also expecting.

They were hoping that it was a girl, they wanted a Susan!

Whoever got pregnant next would be a T. name.

She knew she was a part of this family, She knew she wouldn't be having kids anytime soon.

She was destined to be unmarried the rest of her life, her dad was right on one thing.

Who would want a girl that can't stop pissing and pooping her diapers, like she was a two year old.

Nobody does!

They had a picture up of Chris and Ephriam when they went here. You couldn't miss the fact they were brothers.

Stacy wondered why Ephriam never went into college and played in the NFL like his brother?

They showed films of them both he looked good enough. 

Afterwards there was a Family party at the parents house.

Plenty of people dropped by.

She was introduced to an old family friend.

His name is Mr. English. She was introduced as their adopted daughter.

Mr. English asked "Were you a Fostor child in the state system.

She had to explain that she had only been adopted by the Mitchell's less than a day ago and you wouldn't find any type of paperwork confirming her adoption.

She told Mr. English about her life since she was 12 and her mom died. He looked mad! 

She asked him if he was alright?

He was mad that another child had slipped through the cracks.

He told her his job was finding places for kids that hadnt slipped through the cracks but were still being treated pretty much similar to what she had been treated!

It frustrates him that a teacher or a mentor of some kind hadn't discovered her earlier.

He apologised to her for the system.

[Drownedinp]

Stacy had to admit for one of the first times in over 6 years she had a family, She actually felt loved.

Detective Sergeant Benjamin Harris, arrived at the party, he was shocked when he saw the new Stacy.

He gave her her things that were hidden in her room.

He didn't say anything but he looked upset.

"What's wrong, you look mad at me for something, I kind of learned to read people the past few years.

Dad taught me well."

"I'm sorry but I know you look good!

Your happy, your beautiful, it's just that when we go to court for your dad, nobody will believe your a victim of that man looking like you do now especially a jury!

Nobody will buy it!"

"I'm sorry detective but I feel liberated.

This was who l was before my mom died, would you believe the girl that I was, was once a cheerleader in Jr. High school before my mother died?"

"No I wouldn't have, other than I thought you were pretty cute myself!"

"Really you thought I was cute?"

Detective Harris blushed he hadn't meant to say anything like that.

He could see the underlying beauty of one Miss Stacy Cropper even if she did her best to look invisible.

She was beautiful now, more confident, he had to admit he liked the new Stacy.

She just didn't look like a victim of anybody, let alone Ronald Cropper anymore!

To him that man wasn't going to be going to prison for the length of time he deserved.

Looking like this they could never convict him of abuse emotional, verbal, physical abuse of Stacy Cropper. 

"I kind of saw you under that girl I dealt with the other night. He spoke.

But it's unethical for me to get involved with a person from an active case!"

"I understand, said Stacy, but in the long run I'm damaged!

You wouldn't like a girl like me."

"Why not?" Asked Benjamin?

"Who in their right mind could love a girl that still has to wear diapers like a two year old, because she still wets herself and messes herself?"

"Can I tell you a story?" Said Benjamin.

" Yes, I guess so." Said Stacy. 

"Me and my family moved from Waco, Texas to Phoenix here.

Like my dad I'm also a detective for the Phoenix PD. I have a sister, Cora, after we moved here she started showing signs of depression.

My parents thought she just missed her life back in Waco.

It was deeper than that.

She attempted suicide once landed her in the mental hospital.

The doctors began treating her trying different antidepressants.

She started showing signs at being catatonic.

They tried different meds and different meds she was gone like they say nobody home but the lights are on.

She was like that for almost 20 years.

A new doctor came along and started working with my sister.

He found out yes they tried meds and meds.

But never stopped the old ones, She was on like 22 different antidepressants, several others that treated her catatonic state.

He started weaning her off the meds they found my sister there she was depressed seemed a boy that she used to date raped her, her and about a dozen other's.

If they didn't put out he got his sex one way or another.

His family had lots of money, he never did any prison time he ended up at a psychiatric hospital like my sister was in he is still there! 

My sister had been wearing diapers for like 16 or 17 years like you she has lost control of her bladder and bowels.

As she got better and better she lived with me I helped her change her diapers.

I understand how muscles like yours and Cora's atrophy after a while.

I guess it doesn't bother me you need diapers."

It was Stacy's turn to be shocked. "I'm sorry for your sister, really I am!"

"I got my sister back, that's all I care about!" Sgt. Harris left.

She looked at the pictures that were in the box her mom, She felt a pang in her heart.

Her mom was right she would always be in her heart.

Her best friend Lisa.

They were two peas in a pod!

Lisa hurt her, Ron her dad came and told her that she had told him that she was showing signs of stopping wetting her bed.

She didn't want to hang out with a Bedwetter like Stacy still was.

Secretly she still loved Lisa like a sister!

Even if Lisa had abandoned her like that.

Lisa and her were in their cheerleading uniforms in the picture.

They had their arms around each other.

Other than Lisa had a different color of hair than her, they looked like twins.

Stacy was smiling she remembered the day the photo was taken by Lisa's mom.

One of her best days ever!

[Drownedinp]

Maria got a call in the middle of the night!

Usually it was calls like that mean something bad has happened!

This was one of those calls.

A few weeks earlier Maria had agreed to take one of her kids that attended her day care in in the event something bad happened to the parent.

That some thing bad had happened.

The will stated that if anything happened to the mom that Maria would take her child Karen Elizabeth Turnbull!

Karen had no other family her dad had died of an overdose of drugs soon after Karen was born.

Anna the mom had been orphaned at 10 her parents killed she grew up in the Foster Care System, She had been raped several times in placements.

The reason Maria was getting Karen was because Anna didn't want her daughter in that same system.

Her boyfriend's family were killed by insurgents in some African area as they were Missionaries and were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

There was no other family!

Besides they saw Karen as a bastard as when Anna and her boyfriend were never married she was concieved in sin!

They wanted nothing to do with Karen!

They had made that perfectly clear!

Anna had made arrangements and legal documents were signed, and Maria was to be named her guardian if something happened to Anna.

It had, Anna had been out drinking and wandered into a road where she was hit by a car and killed!

Her blood alcohol level almost was half again to be declaired drunk .12.  

They said she was killed instantly.

She more or less stumbled off the sidewalk and right into a car that was coming down the road.

It was cited as a pedestrian accident.

The driver was sober, Anna was not.

She got Karen she had a crib a car seat, a few clothes at almost 4 years old Karen was not potty trained, She had limited vocal skills.

She said simple words like mommy, drink, poopie, wet, hungry.

When she needed her needs met.

In the car Karen  asked "Mommy?" Several times, Maria was sure she was asking where mommy was?

Seeing Maria she asked "School?"

"No baby, your going to go live with us!" Maria said.

Once they got home Gary came out, Karen looked at him, "Daddy?" She asked?,

"Yeah, I guess I'm your daddy." Said Gary.

Karen got in Gary's lap and just sat there.

Karen reached down and felt Gary's diaper.

"Daddy wet!" She had a smile on her face. 

Karen wet!"

Gary said "I got this and he changed Karen who smiled at him the whole time.

Maria smiled "I'm supposed to be her mommy, but I think she is a daddy's girl!"

After Karen was changed, She asked "Daddy change?" 

"Yeah, in a few minutes.

They put her crib up in a corner of their bedroom.

They sat and watch as Karen fall asleep. 

Karen was thinking just before she fell asleep.

I got a daddy, school mommy didn't hurt me when I peed! I don't know where mommy went but I don't like her she mean to Karen when she pee!

[Drownedinp]

The next morning, Karen awoke and started to cry.

This wasn't her bedroom.

It was different.

Somebody came for her it wasn't her mommy but it was daddy!

That's right mommy gave her to school mommy and she had a daddy now.

"Daddy" Karen said.

"Somebody is ripe this morning!" Said Gary.

He changed her out of her wet and messy diaper.

Soon she was clean and sat on her daddies lap.

She pushed on her daddy's diaper. "Daddy wet." 

"Yeah daddy is wet! Daddy peed his diaper."

"Daddy pees diapers like Karen!" Karen said!

After he put Karen down and changed his diaper.

Karen watched as he did.

Then he changed Maria's diaper and was careful not to awake her.

"Mommy pees her her diapers?" Karen asked surprised.

"Yeah momma wears diapers said Maria.

Who was awake now.

The three sat and cuddled together.

[Drownedinp]

Karen loved it here, nobody yelled or screamed at her or hurt her when she peed her diapers.

She had a daddy, that was something new, she never had one before.

She liked not getting into trouble when she peed.

Old mommy got really mad at her.

Since new mommy and daddy wet if anybody yells at them she was going to fight back.

She was little, but she didn't want anybody yelling at mommy and daddy!

She knew that when she peed she couldn't help it.

The only way she knew it was happening was she felt her diaper warm.

Not like when she had to poo.

Her stomach felt funny.

Pee she didn't get a feeling other than warmth.

She was sitting in daddy's lap she belonged here!

There was a knock at the door, Gary answered it.

There was a lady there Karen didn't know.

She showed daddy something and said "I'm from The Arizona Department of Child Protective Services.

I understand you have a Karen Elizabeth Turnbull here?"

"Yeah we do, this is her."

"Sir did you know we could have you arressted for taking the child?"

"What for? Asked Gary.

Everything was legally set up by her mother's lawyers and my wife Maria!"

"Sir she is a minor and falls under our jurisdiction, she belongs in a Fostor home!"

"Foster home?

Thats what her mother was trying to prevent.

She had been in the system and raped several, times in placements!

You guys did a great job protecting her!

She wanted her daughter to not have to go through that. Ms. Farner!"

"How do we know your not doing that to her right now, she seems awful close to you!"

Gary felt his blood start to boil when she said that.

"How do we know you will protect her any better than you protected her mother?"

He saw the lady flash anger!

"Do you have any paperwork requiring us to surrender her?" Asked Gary? 

"I don't need anything like that if I feel she is in danger I can remove the child anytime I want!"

"If you do, just to let you know my brother in law is a lawyer you and the state better be able to prove were unfit to raise this child or we will sue you, and CPS, and the state of Arizona for millions of dollars.!" Gary said.

"There is no need for idle threats sir!" The lady said.

Gary said, "Ma'am that's not a threat, it's a promise!"

Gary took out his cell phone and dialed his sister Hermione.

"Hermione what's the number to Paul's Law Firm?"

The lady heard a female voice say a number in the background.

Thank you!

Gary dialed another number the lady heard Abbott and Associates!

"Yes I would like to talk with Paul Abbot it's his brother in law Gary Mitchell!

Some noise in the background.

When he gets out of his meeting would you have him call me please, it's urgent! 

Thank You!"

"You didn't have to go that far!"

"But I did you see, I also work for the State.

I work with kids as well.

If I get accused of being a pedophile as you have accused, I could lose my job.

Just for the accusation of being one so you ma'am had better be ready to prove that I am.

I will see you in court!"

The lady's jaw dropped, usually all she had to do was threaten the party that she could remove the child, she was CPS after all.

Most quit fighting after that. The next thing she knew the door was slammed in her face.

Gary decided to call her supervisor.

He called CPS and asked to talk with her Boss.

"CPS Mr. Benjamin English speaking, how may I help you?"

Gary was speechless when he was younger he had known this guy, he was their home teacher and he taught Gary and his two sisters Francis and Hermione, in Sunday school.

"Mr. English this Is Gary Mitchell!"

"Gary, very good to hear from you!

What can I do for you?"

"Mr. English l just had a run in with one of your case workers."

"Oh which one?" Mr. English asked?

"Reyna Farner!" Gary said.

On the other end Mr. English closed his eyes and though, not again!

"Tell me what happened please!"

Gary went into where they had gotten Karen.

How they thought everything was legal and the lady showed up threatening to take Karen away, that she could just take her she was CPS!

Her mother wanted to avoid CPS she had been in the system and raped several times!"

"We hate to admit it but it happens more than we wish it would!" Said Mr. English.

That's only part of it I made the comment we saw how well you protected her mother.

And she said that we look close are we sure it's not happening to Karen.

Mr. English I work for the Department of Juvenile Corrections.

I'm only a MIS person but any accusation like this and I could be fired!

I've called my brother in law who is a lawyer I'm am ready to sue everybody if that happens and they take Karen!"

"I don't think it will come to that Gary, I will have a talk with the woman, I know she can be a bit zealous but we can avoid a lot of confusion.

Let me handle it, please!

How are Arthur and Betsy?" 

He asked about each and every kid, he was surprised to learn that Hermione was no longer the "Mess".

She was now in law school and married to a lawyer. 

[Drownedinp]

Mr. Benjamin English was getting on in years he was going to retire in about 10 years. 

He has had to deal with Reyna Farner before she had been here about 6 years, she took her job seriously.

It's just that she didn't know how to deal with the public very well.

She felt that being CPS, almost  made her god almighty himself!

She was a bully she threatened people who defied her she went as far as to remove a families kids because they argued with her!

Some people weren't meant to be caseworkers Reyna was one of them.

Under the former director they were so understaffed that they couldn't investigate all the complaints that they had received about child abuse, it took the death of a little girl that had slipped through the cracks to cause a public outcry.

The director was fired, Benjamin himself was promoted to his current position because of a huge shake up where the guy that had his current job was fired.

The Agency started paying more, they got more and more people wanting a job.

Reyna was one of those.

She learned early that she had a power to remove kids if she felt it was in the best interest of the child.

Problem was she was removing kids just because the parents disagreed with her.

Of the kids that she removed 75% of them were returned without cause upon an investigation.

Of the 25% 15% were returned to the families after they corrected the problem.

Leaving about 10% that were legit cases.

Most others 75% were removed for cause permanantly.

25% were returned after things were fixed.

Not many were taken and returned with out cause.

Like 1-2% not 75%.

Mr. English had talked and talked to this woman.

She had gone over his head so many times he was getting athletes scalp from her feet.

At first his bosses were concerned about him and her not getting along.

Turns out now they were fed up with her as bad as he was bringing them cases like the one where the parents argued with her so she removed the kids the reason was that the kids were learning violence from the parents.

It was learned that she yelled and screamed more than the parents had.

That was still a negative write up, in her file.

Hopefully this won't be the straw that broke the Camel's back.

Accusing a parent of sexual abuse like she had Gary Mitchell.

You had dang well better be able to prove it!

Not just because "You look close".

Sometimes kids  that lose a parent connect with a new parent he had kids where the parents have been killed they align themself with a parent of the new family.

This girl from what little he knew about her never had a father.

Gary is an instant father figure! 

His phone rang.

His Secretary Doris said "Ms. Farner is here!"

"Send her in!"

[CDfm]

This seems like it was a jump back again. It’s probably just because I remember the story some and it’s been so long since I read anything lately. 

[Drownedinp]

Gary was sitting at home with Karen on his lap, every time they made eye contact she would smile and say "Daddy!"

Gary loved this girl he had decided that if needed he would walk through glass for her. 

Karen said "Daddy poopies!"

He rushed her to her potty and sat her down.

She sat, her face got red, he could smell bowel then she relaxed and smiled. "Karen done!"

He got wipes and cleaned her backside and dunmped her potty out.

She was wet so he put a clean diaper on her he gave her a big hug and praised her for pooping in her potty.

She was beaming from ear to ear. He went and had to change his own diaper. "Daddy wet?" She asked?

"Yeah daddys wet!"

They got settled down and Karen fell asleep in his lap and chest area. He let her sleep.

Karen was dreaming the bad lady from the other day came back she began yelling at daddy.

Karen didn't like yelling when she got yelled at she got hurt!

She wasnt going to let the lady hurt her daddy!

She kicked as hard as she could and kicked the lady in the knee.

She crumpled to the ground.

Karen crossed her arms and wanted to kick her again. 

Gary moved Karen very carefully and got her to her crib and put her in it.

She looked so peaceful.

She had tears coming out of her eyes Gary assumed she was crying in her dream.

She was twitching he had never seen that before.

Karen was at home with her old mom she had wet and mommy was yelling at her for it.

"You're fucking almost 4 years old!"

Momma slapped her across the face.

She then hit her in her stomach.

She quit crying she couldn't breath to cry.

Mom hit her again lower this time the punch made her pee she couldn't stop peeing her diaper was flooded.

Mom looked like she was going to hit her again. Karen recoiled.

The air got back into her lungs she began to wail. 

Karen's mom noticed that her diapers were soaked and she saw something else.

They were changing color.

"Shit what have I done?"

She put Karen down and took her saturated diaper off, there was blood in her diaper with lots of urine!

"I'm sorry baby," she said!

Karen was leaking it was like she couldnt stop peeing!

"I'm so, so sorry baby!" She didn't know what she had done but something got broke.

Karen couldn't stop peeing.

"Should I take her to the hospital?" 

A voice in her head said,

"No you idiot they will take her away from you and put her in a foster home!

Somebody will rape her!"

"Okay no hospital!

But what if she can't stop peeing?"

The other voice again.

"You idiot do you want to go to jail?

Find somebody else to pawn her off on and then do what you want to do kill the pain."

"I can do that She said with a smile, but who would want a brat like this?

"Daycare! Maria! Perfect!"

Maria and Gary had Karen now they found her perfect! 

Arthur and Betsy came to meet Karen.

Betsy saw all kinds of red flags one was at 4 years old Karen was just saying simple sentences.

At 4 she should be a regular chatterbox.

She also had no clue as to when she wet.

Well that just made her a true Mitchell!

"Maria, said Betsy, I think you need to get Karen checked out she seems to be developmentally delayed, she should be chatting up a storm instead she is using simple sentences she refers to herself as Karen, not me or I, she should have a sense of individuality by now, and at 4 she should of grasped daytime toileting.

She has difficulties with all three.

I think she may have been abused!"

"You know now that you mention it I agree with you it's just that Karen's mother, Anna didn't seem the type!"

"There is a type?

When I was a nurse we got a child a boy, his dad was President of the local Chamber of Commerce.

The boy had bruising and had taken one heck of a beating he had wet his bed,

Dad got enraged and beat the boy.

In those days we reported it but nothing ever came of it.

A year later that boy was dead, dad had beaten him to death over his bedwetting.

Everybody said, He didn't seem the type either, but that didn't bring that boy back!" 

Karen was taken to the doctors test were run.

Her sphintor to her bladder was torn.

She would probably wet herself the rest of her life.

The only way it could have gotten torn like was by an external blow of great force.

She was speech delayed because she was probably punished every time she spoke up.

She chose not to speak. 

Maria was upset with herself, she trusted Anna!

Considered her a friend.

Then she thought about Anna, she had her demons.

She had been abandoned by her parents, Maria never found out if they were killed or what!

She had been raped in foster care, the same people that were supposed to take care of you were sexually abusing you.

Maria knew she had been on drugs, her boyfriend, Karen's dad had OD'd on drugs.

That's when Anna started getting her act together.

But I guess her past caught up with her.

Without the drugs she was probably hurting mentally and took that pain out on the closest person to her Karen.

After getting everything set up with her and Karen it was what 3 weeks until she was dead.

Could her accident been a suicide?

Several witnesses clam it looked like she jumped in front of the car that hit her.

All that matters now is Karen is safe, nobody will hurt her.

She has a daddy and isn't about to let him go anytime soon!

[CDfm]

Rough way to go about getting a daddy but I guess if it works you go with it. 

[Drownedinp]

There was a knock on the door again and Gary answered it, Maria just looked on.

"Thanks dear." She said.

It was the same lady that had visited him the other day from CPS, Reyna Farner.

Gary grabbed a stack of papers from the desk next to the door. 

"What's thish?"

That's a court order stopping you from taking Karen.

You see we have been named her guardian by her mom, not the State of Arizona.

It was all legal like I told you before!"

"Pish off, you got me frired!"

"From the sounds of things, the way your slurring your words, I assume your also drunk." Said Gary.

"Thash right I am!

I worked there for sixsh years, this is how they repay me!"

"Ma'am are you supposed to even be here harrassing us?"

"I haven't even began to harrash you yet!"

Her voice got loud and she was screaming at Gary for getting her fired.

Karen heard the lady screaming at her daddy.

She walked up there and stood in front of her daddy the lady still was screaming!

Karen, like in her dream kicked the angry lady that was screaming at her daddy right in the knee.

The lady went ouch and reached out to grab the little bitch that had one this to her.

Gary was quicker and pulled Karen out of harms way.

The lady shifting her weight found that the knee that had been kicked by the brat!

It wouldn't support her, she fell to the ground and landed on the good knee that Karen hadn't kicked she felt something pop in it. 

From the ground she started punching at Gary.

Who quickly slammed the door on her!

When the screaming started Maria had called the cops who were on the phone and had dispatched a couple of units to the house.

The first one was arriving watching a very ETOH (drunk) lady on the ground and beating and yelling at a closed door! 

"Ma'am may we help you? The cop said.

"Leave me alone!" She yelled at the cop!

"Ma'am you have to stop beating on the door and screaming like this!"

"Fuck off!" She replied.

"Wrong answer!"

As he applied hand restraints to her wrists.

He attempted to stand her up but her legs wouldnt hold her.

Another cop arrived and they got her at least sitting up. 

"Arrest that man Offisher!"

"What for did he hurt you?"

"No, the little girl did but I'm sure he put hers up to it."

"Did you see him tell her to do anything?"

"No, but she kicked me!" 

They had called for EMS to come when she said her legs wouldn't hold her.

They arrived and checked the lady out both of her knees were hurt.

They and one officer left to get her checked out at the nearest hospital. 

The cop knocked on the door and a guy answered.

"Gary Mitchell?

It's me Mark Davis you and I played tennis together!"

"Mark how are you doing?" Asked Gary

"Great, what happened tonight?" 

Gary started telling about what happened he told about Karen kicking the lady in the knee!

"Why did you kick the lady?" 

"She yell at daddy!"

"So you felt your daddy was in danger?"

"Bad ladies hurt people!"

Gary had to tell the cop about how Karen had just came into their lives she had been abused.

"Im sure she thought she was protecting me from the lady! 

After all the report was done he asked Gary how Francis was he dated her a few times in high school.

And how is "The Mess?"

Gary said "She isn't The Mess anymore!"

He showed him the latest family photo.

"No way, that gorgeous girl used to be the mess?

You aren't messing with me now are you?"

"Nope that's Hermione and her husband Paul the multi millionaire!" 

"What happened?

Why did she go from "The Mess"  to this?"

"We all were getting married and having kids, she wanted a kid and she knew that looking like "The Mess" wasn't going to find her a husband to have babies with.

That's the why!"

"If she had looked more like this in high school, heck with Francis, I would of been dating your youngest sister!"

[CDfm]

I remembered Karen taking out the former CPS ladies knee from the first time. Still good the second. 

[Drownedinp]

Gary and Maria had a get together for the family to introduce Karen.

Karen never had so many people paying this much attention to her.

She loved it. 

Karen was surprised most of the people here took bags and went into change their diapers.

People who called themselves Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt Darla, Uncle Jeff, of course Daddy and Mommy, Aunt Stacy.

Of course Karen follwed them all into the bedroom.

Aunt Stacy had shiny things on the back of her legs and butt.

Karen asked "Hurt?" 

"Yes baby I was hurt."

"Ouch?"

Stacy understood Karen. "No they don't hurt anymore baby!"

Karen grabbed Stacy's legs and held on.

Stacy saw tears in Karen's eyes.

Karen touched her belly area.

"Mean mommy hurt!" 

"It wasnt my mommy, it was my daddy that hurt me!"

Stacy picked Karen up and they hugged each other both shed a few tears for the other.

Stacy had heard that Karen had taken a pretty bad blow to the abdominal area her sphincter had been torn and like her she will need diapers for the rest of her life.

Karen got to meet her Uncle Chris he lifted her up and lifted her in the air, she felt like she was a mile off the ground!

She loved it!

In her book Uncle Chris was okay! 

That night Karen fell asleep she had never ever been called pretty child before, or beautiful!

She didn't know what they meant but the way that people said it she knew it was a good thing!