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had been drinking, and they could tell by the way she was talking that she was not quite fine. It concerned them, even though she did appear much improved.
The girls went off to play with their new toys in their room, and Candice mulled over their words, went through the events of the day again and again, and waited for Marcus to come home. She figured that he was getting used to the new arrangement, so she would give things some time before worrying too much. Marcus didn’t come home until very late that night. When he did get home, Candice was drunk and lying on the lounge. He picked her up with a certain amount of disgust at her state and put her into her bed.
The next morning, the girls were again at school long before Candice awoke, and when they arrived home, Candice was in her room in bed feeling sick. She had phoned Marcus, wanting to talk to him and feeling very disturbed by the way things seemed to be going. He told her he would come to her, talk to her, and help her to feel better. When he arrived, he had brought her some medicine that he claimed would ease her worries and settle her concerns. He had taken her into the shower, helped her in, had sex with her while they showered together, and then offered her pills to help her forget the things that made her feel so awful. In her state of half drunken helplessness, Candice agreed to the pills and truthfully wanted to have something to make her feel more like she used to, alive and happy. This is what Marcus promised her, so she took the two he gave her. He dried her off, helped her dress, and put her to bed until she felt better. When Candice came into the kitchen that evening, Marcus and her children were happily eating dinner together, and Candice was feeling quite hungry and better than she had in a while, so she ate a little with them and they talked, laughed, and shared stories. She felt a little odd in her head, but for the most part, she was floating on a cloud of joy. She did wonder what he’d given her to make her feel this way, but she liked it, so she allowed him to give them to her quite a lot.
She was still drinking, but to be honest, she didn’t really feel the need so much these days. She was fun again, according to the girls, a little hazy, but fun. They liked this new person, and Candice liked this new person. For quite a long time, they enjoyed life again. She and Marcus became closer. They talked now, and when they were together in bed, it seemed more like they were enjoying one another more than just having sex. Things were so much better, and when Bonnie and the other girls from the big house called, they were able to tell them with honesty that things were good. Bonnie was pleased, and she felt she had made the right decision in letting Candice, Sienna, and Crystal go with Marcus.
Candice would spend quite a lot of time without realising where the days went, and although this worried her once in a while, she was blissfully unaware of the truth. She didn’t realise that Marcus was giving her higher dosages of the medicine that made her feel euphoric, and she didn’t realise that she had become quite dependant on the tablets to maintain her happiness. On occasions, when he ran out of the pills, she would slip into a very deep depression, and very quickly, Marcus would go out and return home with different-coloured tablets.
Every night, Marcus would lock the girls in their room, and Candice could never fathom why, but it did them no harm as far as she could see, so she allowed it to happen. They seemed to be happy, so Candice was pleased. Although Marcus and Elsie, the housekeeper, did most of the parenting, Candice was only concerned with the smile on their faces and the clouds in her mind that made her feel soft and fluffy.
Chapter 13
A significant change occurred following a party Marcus had taken Candice to one night, several months after she and her daughters had moved into his house. This was one heck of a party, and many of
The girls went off to play with their new toys in their room, and Candice mulled over their words, went through the events of the day again and again, and waited for Marcus to come home. She figured that he was getting used to the new arrangement, so she would give things some time before worrying too much. Marcus didn’t come home until very late that night. When he did get home, Candice was drunk and lying on the lounge. He picked her up with a certain amount of disgust at her state and put her into her bed.
The next morning, the girls were again at school long before Candice awoke, and when they arrived home, Candice was in her room in bed feeling sick. She had phoned Marcus, wanting to talk to him and feeling very disturbed by the way things seemed to be going. He told her he would come to her, talk to her, and help her to feel better. When he arrived, he had brought her some medicine that he claimed would ease her worries and settle her concerns. He had taken her into the shower, helped her in, had sex with her while they showered together, and then offered her pills to help her forget the things that made her feel so awful. In her state of half drunken helplessness, Candice agreed to the pills and truthfully wanted to have something to make her feel more like she used to, alive and happy. This is what Marcus promised her, so she took the two he gave her. He dried her off, helped her dress, and put her to bed until she felt better. When Candice came into the kitchen that evening, Marcus and her children were happily eating dinner together, and Candice was feeling quite hungry and better than she had in a while, so she ate a little with them and they talked, laughed, and shared stories. She felt a little odd in her head, but for the most part, she was floating on a cloud of joy. She did wonder what he’d given her to make her feel this way, but she liked it, so she allowed him to give them to her quite a lot.
She was still drinking, but to be honest, she didn’t really feel the need so much these days. She was fun again, according to the girls, a little hazy, but fun. They liked this new person, and Candice liked this new person. For quite a long time, they enjoyed life again. She and Marcus became closer. They talked now, and when they were together in bed, it seemed more like they were enjoying one another more than just having sex. Things were so much better, and when Bonnie and the other girls from the big house called, they were able to tell them with honesty that things were good. Bonnie was pleased, and she felt she had made the right decision in letting Candice, Sienna, and Crystal go with Marcus.
Candice would spend quite a lot of time without realising where the days went, and although this worried her once in a while, she was blissfully unaware of the truth. She didn’t realise that Marcus was giving her higher dosages of the medicine that made her feel euphoric, and she didn’t realise that she had become quite dependant on the tablets to maintain her happiness. On occasions, when he ran out of the pills, she would slip into a very deep depression, and very quickly, Marcus would go out and return home with different-coloured tablets.
Every night, Marcus would lock the girls in their room, and Candice could never fathom why, but it did them no harm as far as she could see, so she allowed it to happen. They seemed to be happy, so Candice was pleased. Although Marcus and Elsie, the housekeeper, did most of the parenting, Candice was only concerned with the smile on their faces and the clouds in her mind that made her feel soft and fluffy.
Chapter 13
A significant change occurred following a party Marcus had taken Candice to one night, several months after she and her daughters had moved into his house. This was one heck of a party, and many of
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