It would be a scorcher later and we didn’t bother to dress before we walked up to the cottage.We heard the sound, it’s hard to mistake and impossi...le to ignore once you hear it, of flesh on flesh through the open kitchen door even before we reached the back patio. The rhythmic slaps and grunts and guttural exhortations said fucking, not fighting, and so it was when we reached the doorway. Kitchen Girl pulled open the screen door and entered the kitchen. She stopped just inside. I crowded in. Liam liked the place knowing that there were always lots of hot, sexy guys trying to bag a deal and why not, Liam also wanted to bag a hot guy. Brad took the seat next to Liam on the large table in the restaurant. Drinks were ordered and the guys tried to talk about the tentative proposal but Liam just waved them off because he wanted to unwind for the evening and let the insurance company pay the bill. After a few drinks, everybody was having good time. Jokes were being told, more drinks were. Kathy and I got into the car and it sped off into the night. ‘Now, listen,’ the driver said. ‘Whatever happens now, hold your nerve. Say nothing and don’t react whatever happens. Take your cue from Kathy and listen to what she tells you,’ the man said to me as we pulled into a decrepit looking factory estate. The place was all in darkness from the outside, the man led us into a building and down a corridor lit by a single light bulb. But it did appear quite bright after the darkness. At the end. Again the process was repeated and we both were seated. The bus started by 9 pm in a fairly good speed. It was a govt. Bus and took a longer route. Ed was dozing and rested his head on the head rest. I noticed almost all the passengers were asleep except me. I noticed the head of Ed was rolling so much that it was touching my shoulders. I had to raise my right hand and support his head so that he may not fall on my child. He did not realise that his head was actually supported by my hand. I.