My cousin Rose is not biologically related. Rose’s mom was single and pregnant when my Uncle Dan met and later married her. He adopted Rose as his own child. I am 6 months older than Rose. While we were growing up, we lived in the same town. We often played together. My mom has a picture of us at age 2 taking a bath together in the kitchen sink. When we were in elementary school, I would trick Rose into letting me see her panties. At the time, I did not know why, but I knew it was exciting. In...
