Hopix had been in the great common room and was just returning when she heard Alan’s confession about her to Merlin! Her mouth dropped open he loved...her with all his heart!? She thought he was only just beginning to love her! Her heart soaring she stopped and just listened to the discussion as they went on.“Merlin, I made a promise to your Queen Glimmer that I would find you and return with you. It is a promise I intend to keep, for now I hold all the cards I intend to keep it that way.” Alan. I know that you love her almost as much as I do. However, I think that you and I need to come to a meeting of the minds here.”“How do we do so, Sir?”“First, we do it by establishing the pecking order. I shouldn’t even have to do this, Ricardo. I know what you are into and that’s a big part of why I am so pissed off at you. You know better. You know how this Master/slave thing works. I’ve seen the pictures of your “Playroom”, remember?”His “Yes” came out as more of a sigh.“Yes What?!”“Yes. Okay girls. Enough, ordered Linda.Silence. Then giggles. Lots of giggles.“What’s up for me then?”“The Ping lady wants to talk to you about creating some signature clubs. Her name is Diane. She has some interesting ideas. Other than that I’ve got nothing on tap for the next couple days.”She has some interesting boobs too, according to Fred’s libido, whispered Ret.What’s a libido? asked Tink.Silence.Libido is Mouse. She has too much, whispered Linda.I get it. Sex stuff, Tink blushed.Fred. He knew death all too well and he didn't want his new parents toget too far away until it was time to go.It was tough to explain to Billy and Nigel about Linda's passing but bothseemed to understand it too well. Benny Herman and Jack Bollinger weretold but didn't comprehend what was going on. The adults simply let thetwo youngsters have their innocence, it wasn't the time and place to tellthem that Linda was dead and wasn't going to meet them.After the wake the teens didn't have the heart to go.