In front of her, John was pacing near his packed-up gear. He reached the end of a circuit, turned, and started when he saw her.“Grandma brought me,...�� Ella explained as she approached. “I was worried about you.”She saw him wince, and he said, “Ella, I don’t want to do this here.”“Do what? Talk to me, John.”“I...” He trailed off, sighed, and then sat down on the ground.Ella knelt down in front of him and asked, “What’s wrong? Just tell me.”“You may be sorry you asked,” he muttered.Irritation. ’ ‘How could I, he is the master of the house to be obeyed!’ ‘And I expect he offered you all the things under the sun did he? Florence looked down and opened here palm and revealed two sovereigns. ‘I only hope you don’t end up with a bun in the oven.’ But Florence was more concerned about her livelihood and what that would incur, ‘Maybe the mistress will forgive me if I explain?’ ‘Whether she will forgive the master is the thing, when aroused the mistress is known for her severity.’ ‘What. I grabbed my bag and bed roll through one of the back doors. It was under the plywood bed, so it was tight, but it came out, I slung the bag over my shoulder and I held the blankets in my arm like a child."So you want to do this again," Jerry asked."I don't think so Jerry. I don't think I want to any of it again," I informed him."Not even the sex?" he asked."Especially the sex," with that I turned to walk away. He was mumbling a long sentence with a very clear "bitch" at the end of it. I smiled. "We watched Jeannie leave the room and Wilson moved quickly to us. "Look, this NiS Program is going to take some time for us all to adjust to. This was my fault — I shouldn't have had you read Angelo; you're just such a perfect cast..." He stopped short like he hadn't mean to say that aloud. "Look, give Jeannie some space this week; that whole scene made her a little uncomfortable, OK?" Yeah," I tried to sound more relaxed than I felt, "no problem. It's all good. I'll e-mail her an apology.".