She lay beside him, her hand in his, both staring at the ceiling not daring to have eye contact, she knew it was her turn, and she needed to collect h...r thoughts. She too started off with her c***dhood, born in the manor house, father the local magistrate, mother the dowager duchess of Madeley. A distant c***dhood though daddy began misusing her by the time she was 12 and was sharing her with her older brother before she was 15, sadly the brother was an effeminate bi who went off with his. He had brown eyes and was a good looking guy all round. This was commented on to Gran after he left later in the day. She said laughingly, “Well, he comes from my side of the family, and we are all good looking!” Mark and Gran sat having a coffee and talking for about half an hour. Mark moved over to Gran’s chair and took her is his arms and kissed her. “I don’t know about you Nana, but I would like to explore the rest of you. Can I take your caftan off?” Gran looked up at him, stood up and. I wandered back downstairs and noticed some of the adults tidying up the kitchen and living room. I was grateful. I’d have to finish off I guessed, but at least it was started. I also noticed that many people had started to dress again. Including both Jo and Mum.There was a loud banging on the front door and, as I was next to it, I turned to open it. In any case I was, almost, the only adult fully dressed: Dad and one other bloke were fully dressed.I opened it to find a couple of young men.. " Rick called." Rick?" Of Rick and Sue." Right." He said he'd been in touch with his friends and one of the men who spoke to Perk is ASIS!"The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (= CIA or MI6) is part of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Its charter says that it will: Protect and promote Australia's vital interests through the provision of unique foreign intelligence services as directed by Government."That explains a lot." Yes. And not stuff we want to get involved in. But there's more..