"Izumi, please wait out here," he said as he reached for the doorknob.The small room held only two chairs. The woman in white was bound to sturdiest l...oking one by her wrists and ankles. Charles slipped into the free one, leaned forward, and untied the cloth gag. The woman worked her tongue around her mouth before focusing on him."You're in trouble," she said.Charles spread his hands. "Am I now? You're the one tied to a chair." When your men brought me in I saw the mountains and the cooling. He chuckled to himself for a moment, then looked back at Thea."Speedy, from what I can recall, you have never approved of any of my choices in 'friends.'" Thea stared back at her big brother for a moment, then started to laugh."Well, I guess you have a point.Look ... I'm sorry, but I always idolized you growing up.I just never thought any of them were good enough for you.I guess I still can't help but think that way." "That's okay, Speedy.I understand," he said as he playfully knocked her on. We only agreed to dessert after dinner because of the discount.”“Not you too dad! Don’t I have any allies in this house?”“I warned you several times not to burn bridges with your sister. This is the natural consequence of not taking my warnings seriously.”She turned to Allison. “Do I need to answer now?”“You have until we’re ready to leave tomorrow. Think carefully sis.”Her mom ducked back into the kitchen. I wonder what she’s prepared for dinner anyway. A few moments later she emerged again.. The lady next door but one was doing the same and we got talking, my wife invited her round to ours for a drink.She was 44 around 14 stone, single and a care worker, called Alice.She came round and we were chatting away for around three hours, then when it got dark we went inside and carried on talking and drinking.My wife went to the toilet and I said to Alice "Don't you have a man" and she replied that she was too much into her work to bother with relationships, and sterted to get tearful, so.