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What was Billy Ray like?
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Oh, Billy Ray was a real “bad boy”—

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Well, at the time he was still in

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high school, books weren’t his

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romantic.

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think you did the right thing by

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saying no to him. I mean, he
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innocent, poor thing...

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Oh, gee, Danny-boy, Danny-boy…

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aahhh...
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felt like you were put under a

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Yes…and those cheeks…chiseled

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I love the Greek gods.

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was always thinking of making

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love…
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Tell me what it was like when
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he made love to you.

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Oh, Junior, I just can’t tell you.

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Really I couldn’t tell anyone, it

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(sighs.)
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But then I met your father.

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Ah, Junior…
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You should get divorced. I mean,
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But your father...he’s a good

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provider. Without him...

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one day...
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This is just between us, okay?

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Yes. Oh, yes.

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He scares me.
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Miss Gayle. She decided...they

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Hey, what’s going on?

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Things worked out just the way

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strewn on the floor.

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Take me baby
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Take me, baby

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Is that on Netflix?
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but I’m afraid it’s bedtime, Junior.

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But it’s still not ten o’clock!

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Just try laying a finger on me. I

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I’ll be right back.

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are you upset?

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