I continued to putter around in the kitchen as I finished up the preparations for the appetizers. When the doorbell rang, the first bottle of wine was...almost empty and I knew I had only had a glass of it. I heard conversation in the front room but I was busy cutting vegetables and did not notice that the voices had stopped. I put down my knife and looked around the corner.She had pushed him against the wall and was on her knees in front of him. He was fondling her nipples inside the top of her. Though ants seem to get along. Humans are naturally creatures of conflict.(Bashful) Didn't you see that movie, even Antz have problems!(Nostrumo) I think I have to leave. I have to get up early in the morning for the office. *Sigh**Hugs for Tigger with scratching behind the ears*Ciao all!(*Anne-Mal) Is that what you are striving for in the stories, some type of Utopia?(Tigger) Utopia? I don't think so, romance is a big thing for me. Personal growth through hard times, Aunt Jane is that. Yin and. Barney asked if Fay was worth the effort.I told him that Jimmy had made a good girl turn bad from fear but she was mine now. I said that I knew she was worth any effort.David told us that he thought that I was crazy but he believed me.Barney wanted to know what I meant when I said that they belonged to me. Are they in love with you ?I told them that was part of it.David said "No ones owns another person".Barney told him the person had to be willing to be owned and then he guessed that could. Something about the bunker being too small." Nimrod explains to me. He seems to take delight in telling me about the little historical quarks the Kindred have developed over the last hundred years."And the bunker?" I ask looking around for the telltale lump in the ground."In front of the peach trees," he says and points to the clump of trees.They are short and stumpy looking but well tended. The trees sport full green leaves."I take it, the whole south wall is not designated to the protectors.