"I will escort you both." Let's go, shall we?" Kurlack offered Sarina one arm and Jagati the other.When Jagati entered the main hall, she wasn't sure ...hat she'd expected, but it wasn't what she saw. Golden draperies covered the windows, and around the hall were many stuffed chairs where people lounged. It looked more like a modernistic resort's reception room than it did anything else and at the center of it stood Bas'awn. Before him stood Josja restrained by stasis handcuffs and next to him. And Allison in a low cut, strapless burgundy dress that accented her ample cleavage, and her pale, white shoulders "I'm gonna kill him, I can't believe he did this to me!" Nina screamed"Slow down a little, OK, sweetie?" Allison said as she re-pinned her brilliant red hair into place.It was dark now, and there was fog creeping in on the edge of the road. Living in a remote rural area it was easy to speed, despite several nasty crashes in the past few years. They were traveling along an. "So now I have evidence of you trying to coerce me into being quiet or you'll try to convince teachers to mess around with my grades. I believe that is illegal isn't it?" He nodded his head."So, it's not bad enough that you've been some kind of cut-rate Casanova around here for the past few years, now you're stooping to blackmailing children to cover up your affairs. Which one are you the most afraid of Russell?" I asked."That's Mr. Eddington to you Melinda," he whined."Mr. is a title or a term. " Oh Kev, that part was my pleasure too."And that's why Cindy only has a 10 year chip. One diversion to help out a nephew in need.-------The next weekWe were just finishing lunch when Mel and Chrissy popped in looking to get some pool time. Unfortunately as they were setting up a storm rolled in and we got some rare, but much needed rain. The girls scrambled to get inside in time. We had no great plans for the day so I made some drinks and we sat around in the living room. It seemed a good day.