‘You scared the shit out of her thumping the table like you did,’ Ren said from where he still sat at the table. Brad groaned as he realised the t...uth of what Ren had said and rubbed his face with both hands. ‘I’d better go make sure Nicky didn’t wake up,’ Brad said with regret and left the room. ‘Tanaya looked at Ren where he sat at the table racking the cards into a pile in front of him. ‘Looks like the game of cards is over. It sounded like you two were having a good time earlier,’ ‘Tanaya. We were out of ear shot of Charlotte, my mom and Ethel, so Isaid to Lei, "I really can't figure out Charlotte." She really means well, Greg. I don't think you should sayanything bad about her."I had thought my tone to be fairly neutral, but Lei must haveheard a complaint in it. "I wasn't saying anything bad abouther." Well it sure sounds that way. All she was trying to do was helpyou out." You're singing a different tune now. Before you were laughingabout the jeans and the panties." I wasn't. . 'Her advice is viperous and insulting. She makes no effort to understand the issues presented and her solutions are quackery at best and physically and psychologically damaging at worst.'Now I don't know if you can believe this but all of the above is supposed to be about me and my award-winning Dear Cum column. Sorry, but did I tell you about my award? I felt it was about time I got one and seeing as no one else was rushing to give me one I created my own. Swept the board. So now I'm the. Mal paddled around “Mal and Tabby miss Lexi so much, Tee miss Lexi, you want come to story time at Salvation?” Lexi took the lily pad off the top of Mal’s head “we’ll see, no promises though” Lexi smiled when he put two orchids behind each ear as the two sat in the grass having juice and talking, Mal telling Lexi all about his baby Tee, about Heather and Holly setting the kitchen on fire trying to help Liz cook their breakfast, that Trink was in hiding until his beard and eyebrows grew back,.