“You’re both in love now, aren’t you, Terry darling?”He nodded, unable to speak.Jean hugged him tightly. “You’ve picked the right girl too... Terry. She’s a lovely, lovely girl: highly intelligent, full of laughter and very, very pretty.“She’s all of those, Mum, and can read my mind like a book and reacts: sadly, sympathetically, gently, critically, happily and lovingly as appropriate. She’s very, very special.”Jean kissed him again. “Stay happy with her,” she whispered.She cornered Grace a. It was on the third time that the grimacing young man could not stop his yell!“UHHH!”THWACK it cane again. Adam raised his head.“Stay down there! I told you not to move! Herdman placed his left hand in the small of Adam’s back. The nylon shirt felt good beneath his palm!THWACK. Adam cried again.“AHHH!”THWACK“AHHHH!”Adam tried to move his bottom so the cane wouldn’t hurt as much. He tried to part his legs, revealing his anus.Mr Herdman resisted the temptation to slide a couple of his fingers up. Of course, Benjamin Hamilton, was questionable at the moment.All of Billy's siblings could shoot, though some would be using flintlock muskets, but that was a formidable force to reckon with. They had all been trained in what to do in the event of an Indian attack, so they were ready to treat the Hamilton's attack the same way. The first thing they did was to clear out all of the underbrush within gunshot range of the cabin. There were trees for attackers to hide behind, but no shielding bushes. As she translated, Cecilia noted that neither Kim nor the Inspector had any desire to tell the court the real reason Maria Elena had cooperated. The Inspector was worried about his unit’s abuse of the detainee becoming public record, while the Spokeswoman wanted to portray her client in a way that would make the court sympathize with her. How ironic that the opposing sides shared the same goal, but for totally different reasons. Cecilia was able to appreciate how difficult and complicated her.