Was she thinking of him. What did she think of him? Little One smiled at him. She seemed to always smile. Could she be happy here with him? She would ...leep under his roof tonight. Daddy knew he would lie awake and stare at his ceiling and wonder what the angel in the next room was dreaming about. Little One put her fork down and smiled at Daddy again. ‘Thank you for dinner, Daddy. It was delicious.’ ‘You are very welcome, Little One.’ Daddy answered. ‘It has been a long day. It is time for. She wasn’t lying when she said she napped like a cat he chuckled to himself as he turned on the radio. * * * It was sunny out when Gin woke up. Apparently it had been for several hours. The clock in the car said 10:30. ‘Morning cutie.’ Her sleepy smile was absolutely adorable. ‘Hi.’ She stretched her arms and ran her fingers through her hair. Then she reached over and ran her fingers through his hair. It was certainly something he thought he could get used to. ‘Hungry?’ ‘Yeah.’ ‘Ok. Ten. She found herself staring at the device, wondering what it was and why it was making that noise, as she thought that, she passed out as Arthur succumbed to unconsciousness beside her, his head lolling back as his eyes closed. ‘They’re under,’ Tamsin said, as the targets slumped in their seats into unconsciousness. She shut off the gas flow in the device, and remotely unlocked the Jaguar. ‘Pick them up.’ The back of the van opened. Julia and Anna emerged from the van, wearing council uniforms. “I’m in. It might seem stupid, if not suicidal, to put myself in a position where I’ll be, to all intents and purposes, your slave, and not just for sex. I couldn’t handle being without you, though.” Stephanie shook her head. “Yeah, I know; it’s hard to tell from the way I’ve behaved. I’d love to talk to you about why I did what I did, but you probably aren’t in the mood to hear what I have to say.” She folded her napkin and scooted her chair back. “No point talking any more.”We made the ride.