"Poppy wound up the window as the last man left her car and looked at Jack with a glint in her eye. "I want a bit more fun," she begged and pulled out...a bag from the boot, before taking out some leather trousers.The black, skin-tight garment hugged her body wonderfully, and Jack shook his head. "Why?" Leather is awesome," he was told. "And my ... bits ... are getting sore. You weren't gentle." Jack apologised, but Poppy dismissed him. "S'Fine. I like it rough. But I want more fun."Jack watched. " "Good morning, angel. You look like you slept okay." I sure did. I feel so much better, it's amazing. Thanks for um... helping me sleep, and for holding me all night. I guess I needed it." Oh. Of course, baby. Anything for my little girl."Katie brought me some bacon, eggs and coffee and all of it was delicious. Amazingly so. It was like I'd eaten my last thousand breakfasts without even tasting them. Katie sat across from me as we ate. I won't lie, it was a little awkward. I was sitting. This pleased Zed but five seconds later he wished he could join themwhen he turned to look down the barrel of a very large gun. His firstthought was that Griffin had found him and now he would die. Then theman spoke and Zed did not understand a word he said.It took Zed a moment to realize he was not hearing Standard. The manwas speaking an actual foreign language. Like most people from thedeveloped worlds, Zed had been schooled in some of the classicallanguages like English and Mandarin. . "Oh God, I've forgotten something" mum laughed as she stood up and smoothed her skirt down over her thighs,"You know what it is Micky, will you nip upstairs for me darling?"Dolly thought nothing of it as I went upstairs, but her face was a picture when I returned dangling a little, pale blue g-string from my hand,"Be a dear for me will you darling?" mum said and glanced at Dolly,I held the delicate little garment out as mum stepped into it and as I raised it up over her knees, she raised her.