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me, and I don’t know what to do to make it stop. This is my last hope.”
    Alex had never met Vic, and yet he felt a good measure of sorrow for the man on the other end of the phone. “Vic, if anything will help you gain control, this training will. I’ve devoted over forty years to the practice of the martial arts and I can tell you, if you apply yourself, you’ll gain the self-control you seek.”
    “I can’t promise that I’ll be a good student, but I’ll be the best student I can be. I’ve got a lot riding on this,” Vic said.
    “And you won’t be disappointed. Monday night?”
    “I’m looking forward to it.” As they hung up, Vic felt more hopeful than he had in a long time.
    When the workday was over, Vic headed straight to the Shelbyville house. No one would understand how excited he was more than Tony and Nikki.

CHAPTER FIVE
    “W here’s Vic been lately?” Peyton had to ask Steve. He hadn’t seen Vic around for a couple of weeks.
    “He’s training. On use of the sjambok.”
    Peyton’s face went white, and Steve retorted with, “I assume from the look on your face that you’re familiar with the instrument.”
    “Uh, yeah,” Peyton almost whispered. “I was involved in martial arts for years before and after the service.” He looked at Steve like he was deranged. “You’re not planning to let him use that here, are you?”
    “Yep. My idea.”
    “Uh-huh.” Peyton looked at Laura. “Well, I’ve got to go follow the lieutenant governor around. I’ll see you tomorrow maybe?”
    “Yeah, okay.” Laura shot Peyton a funny look before turning back to Steve. “What was that all about?”
    “I see Stokes doesn’t approve.” Steve grinned and headed toward his office.
    So Vic had been training; that’s where he’d been for the last couple of weeks. Even though she told herself she didn’t want to see him, she’d wondered where he was – maybe a little too much.

    “Hey, cuz. Everything going okay?” Vic was concerned that he’d piled too much on Tony by taking the three weeks off.
    Tony put those concerns to rest. “Going good! I’m enjoying being back out there in the truck, jobsite to jobsite, working with the guys. That grandbaby isn’t even here yet and she’s already keeping us busy; Katie’s having terrible morning sickness and Nikki’s been going over there every morning, trying to help them so Annabeth can make it to work. I don’t think she even notices that I’m gone.”
    “Oh, I don’t believe that! Listen up, I just don’t want the two of you screwing around on my truck seat. I don’t need traces of your sexy mojo all over the backside of my jeans, okay?” Vic laughed.
    “Don’t worry. We’re trying to keep our daylight humping protocol to a one point five.”
    Vic chuckled. “What’s a point five?”
    “Um, you don’t want to know. Let’s just say it drastically increases the evening humping protocol.
    “Hmmm. You’re right – just keep that to yourself.”
    “So, how’s everything going with you?” Tony asked, afraid to hear the answer.
    “Good – great, in fact. I’m learning a lot about the sjambok, and this guy is someone Steve knows from the club, so I’m getting a refresher course on the whole lifestyle, the relationships, everything. I thought I was already pretty knowledgeable, but this guy is really in touch. You know, here I am, over fifty, no telling how many women I’ve been with over the years, and I never realized how complex the sexual aspect of the human being is. I feel kinda stupid.”
    “Don’t. Remember that New Year’s Eve when I told you I’d had sex two years earlier, but I didn’t date?”
    “Yeah, I remember that. I never knew what that was about.” If Tony had wanted to pique Vic’s curiosity, he’d managed.
    “Well, if you’ve got a minute I’ll fill you in.” Tony told Vic all about how he’d realized that, after thirty-two years of crazy Dottie, he didn’t know shit about sex and hired a