I’m a student. I just finished four years in the Army and I’m catching up on my schooling. Back when I was in high school, I couldn’t wait to ge... out of school, so I joined the Army. The first thing they did was send me to school. I should have known,” she laughed.Sharon had a nice easy way about her and she was easy to like. I think Tory was smitten but she must have been in her early to mid-twenties and despite her diminutive size, a little too much for him. But a guy can dream, can’t he?We. "Give me a second to get changed and I'll come with you." You just want to hear Lorraine's gossip first," Elspeth laughed."Maybe," Hope smiled as she disappeared back into the bedroom."More like she wants to spend three-quarters of an hour on the back of Marcus' bike," Briana corrected."That'll be it," Shawna confirmed, and Hope didn't even pretend to try to deny it when she returned."Don't forget the socket-set!" Shawna called, as Marcus started to close the door. He flushed as he hurried back. A couple of plastic chairs were arranged around its circumference. The top of a cage, its walls thick metal bars, rose up out of the centre of the pit."This is all a bit James Bond," Jonny commented."It needs to be the highest possible security," Teddy said."Yeah, but this is like something out of ... I don't know ... the X-Files or something. How can Mr Herbert afford all..."Jonny stopped talking.They'd advanced close enough to the pit for him to be able to see over the rim and into the cage.. "For your information he is in his mid-seventies and much respected in this country." Well it isn't for his personal hygiene; I don't think he's had a bath for twenty years," she snapped back."You forget yourself," said Derek quietly, as he took the dog whip from its accustomed place on the dresser, "And you have forgotten your place for the last time. When I've reminded you of your exact status, you can go and pack your make-up. You're leaving. I'm selling you to anyone who wants to buy.