They tried to protest, but the AI backed me up and after that evening Claire moved in with the twins and slowly became as cheerful and happy as the re...t of our concubines.Commander O'Brien asked for tours of our enclave and often sat at the side of his men still in the pods. Lieutenant Toms had a full recovery much to his concubine's delight. Schmidt, Rogers and Jackson were healing more slowly, but Shawna and Ed were hopeful that all would have full recoveries.Commander O'Brien did spend time. “Do you know where Ashwood Street is?” I asked, having no interest in Ashwood Street. I didn’t even know if there was an Ashwood Street.“I said get lost,” he insisted, his hand reaching for the gun in the belt holster. Unfortunately for him, I knew the sheriffs and the Meridian police didn’t use a Colt 45. They also didn’t wear loafers. I opened my door and slammed it into him, knocking him backwards. Jumping out, I was ready if he still tried to pull his gun.It turned out to be a non-issue as. “And it was raining,” she said, “So we ended up fucking in the church porch, that was before they put the security light in, you couldn’t do it now anyway they lock the outside door at six in summer and when it gets dark in winter.“Fascinating,” I agreed.“It all changed when our Elsie was born, she sucked me tits out of shape and me husband saw me as Elsie’s mum and stopped bothering me and started screwing that Gladys from the post office.” she continued, “I bloody hated her, Gladys not our. This morning, however, I was eager to find out the result of last nights events. Perhaps I should take a step back and explain what happened last night?I found it difficult to sleep but not for the same reasons. For the first time since, well since Nick’s passing, I found myself lying in bed not lamenting the absence of my husband’s body next to me. Instead I found myself excited and confused by the feelings rushing through me. Eva’s admissions had stirred inside me something that I knew to be.