Another half hour after that I was naked and lying face down on a lounger by the pool, sweating in the hot sun and occasionally sipping at a cold beer. Unknown to me at the time, Mom was in the kitchen talking to Juana and Esmeralda.

"Juana, why do you put up with the way my son acts?"

"What do you mean, Natalie? He treats us very well here. My pay is very good. He is putting my Esmeralda through college. This is a wonderful home."

"I mean... I know he's naked a lot and has sex in the open. Why do you tolerate it?"

Juana said, "I knew that...