All of the ingredients were on the work top with the recipe. Over the next hour she continued to chastise him with the whip for minor mistakes and whe... he dropped some flour on the floor he had to lick it up. When the lunch was ready for serving she said “That’s it Geoff” and he left the room and she put on her dressing gown. A few minutes later he returned to the room where Marion had laid the table and was plating the food. Geoff then asked if he could open the wine and they proceeded to have. The phone. The fridge, thestove, the...well, anything. Make yourself at home. My horse garage isyour horse garage."Her attempt at levity was rewarded with a thin smile. She feared thatPhoebe considered the whole set-up, Marcia's whole life, really, rathershabby. She feared that her daughter might already be regretting havingcome at all."So are you hungry or anything?" We just came from the restaurant," Phoebe reminded her."Yes, I guess that's true. Sorry."The more Marcia stood there trying to. Honey, that was a sexy thing that just happened. Instead of watching porn... we were the porn!!!” he was proud. I guess I really needed to get a grip. I didn’t know these people and would never have to see them again. My man and I enjoyed watching skin flicks now and then... Wow, he was right, now we were the flick!! Plus, it’s not like we had gotten boos and hisses. We had been a hit. By now our guests had pulled their boat up to shore. They actually moved passed where we were standing and had. I can’t imagine you two separating and I can’t think of anything that would make Jeryl happier. When do you plan on asking her?”“Well, there seems to be a family tradition of proposing on Christmas Eve,” I said with a smile at Jim.“And you expect us to keep this a secret for four whole days?” Jim asked.“I do. I’ve got a bunch of activities arranged for us all, so hopefully you and the ladies will be too tired to demonstrate any pent-up excitement.”“Oh really?”I nodded. “This afternoon I booked.