True to her word Jo said nothing about catching me wanking and we seemed to flirt more knowing something could happen sexually between us. Meanwhile J... confided to me that boyfriend Henry treated her badly often drinking too much or leaving with no explanation and when she asked he threatened to kick her out even though she paid for their rented flat. It all hit the fan when she went out to celebrate her sister,s birthday and caught Henry in bed with another woman. Enraged she threw all his. Zachary, are you alright”? He just nodded. “I need you to help. Go pack everything that’s important first, and then help organize your sisters. We need to leave within the hour. We can grieve later but we must get on task now”. “Yes sir”, he answered and went at it efficiently. “Alicia, Tawny, my dears, you will need to put away your grief babies. We have to go, I have to make sure you are safe and I trust no one here. Can you do that for me? Can you go pack and get ready to go”? . “I’m just getting another beer,” I joked, “Sorry to interrupt.”They broke from their kiss and smiled at me; I smiled back. We went outside and ate our steaks and salad and had a good time. Christy looked radiant and it was obvious to see that her night of passion with Chris did her the world of good.It was around eight o’clock that we took our drinks and went to the living room, we chatted for an hour and their eyes were firmly fixated on each other.Finally, at around nine thirty, I announced. Most moved from quiet and reserved to loquacious and loud, some went beyond this into aggressive and became bullies. We generally did not have that sort in our "buddy" group, but alcohol will change a personality. On this night we had one particular fella who thought Ella "ugly and fat" and began to detail what he thought about Ella in every detail. It got ugly fast.I was the only sober one in the room so, for that reason, and perhaps because I'm 6'4" tall and a former linebacker for my college.