"Hi, Bradley! So glad to see you! You're such a darling to do this for me on such short notice. Oh... this is Robert," she said, pointing to the shock...d man on her bed. "the young man who won the drawing at the Spell-R-Us shop." Bradley looked at him with an accessing eye, which made Robert nervous."Oooooo... lucky guy!"Robert tried to voice his objections from behind the ballgag. "What?" Alexis asked, looking at Robert. He motioned towards the guy."Well I can't leave you alone the whole time.. “C’mon!”He opened one of the van’s side doors and his eyes watered from the smell. Maybe they’d stolen it from a southern border human smuggler; because it sure stunk like one. He half climbed, half fell into the interior but managed to pull the door closed. Veronyka ran around to the driver’s side and found the keys sitting on the seat. She started the van, then realized the loading dock they were parked in had a roll-up door. The only way to open it was to get back out and hit the button on. " Diana said winding down as Jeff, who was standing beside her, put his arm around her and squeezed."This is not really our business..." Jeff started."The hell it isn't," Diana instantly replied. "Bill, Kathy and Linda are living here. They're family," she said, Diana's Queen Bitch side coming to the fore to protect what she perceived as her brood.The computer tracked the two vehicles as they ascended the drive, the Matthews watching as both came to a stop. As Jesse got out to walk back, Jeff. “Bend over then” Zoe ordered, and Susie cool as anything went over to a chair and bent over, grabbing its sides. Zoe took the cane, stood by her mother, and tapped her bottom a couple of times.“Of course Mum three strokes isn’t really much of a try, so why don’t I just give you six.”Susie scrunched her face up. Maybe three strokes sounded easy, but I sure knew six was something else. I kept wanting to say to Susie to beg Zoe not to cane her, to tell her you’re sorry, tell her you just made a.