"The others had started to filter in, and Sharon went to her office, thinking that Julia might want to talk, also. SHE had been a BIG hit, last night....The others had fallen in love with her. NOT ONLY because she was good in bed, but had been witty, charming, and more fun than any of them had been expecting.Julia came in and knocked at her door, and came in, and was invited to sit for a while. Sharon had poured them both cups of coffee, so they compared notes and giggled. Julia's first act had. My husband Ross is a fencing contractor and works long hours, he was so tired at being kept awake by this bawling kid that he would go off to work like a zombie.’ Bess took a deep breath. ‘The baby probably had acute colic, exacerbated by a still perforated stomach lining leaching the milk he was being fed.’ Gladys’s eyebrows raised a little. ‘In those days we mothers didn’t know much about baby rearing. Milk into then, change the nappies, put the little darling down to sleep, and then start. “I think I will go out there and see how that feels for myself. Do you mind?”His “Yes, Dear” did not mean that he minded. It only proved her supposition that she could do whatever the hell she fucking well pleased and he would not have a clue as long as that little Jezebel of an Elf ground her impossibly tiny twat down on his tent. Mathilda had not the slightest fear that Santa could gain entry to that little portal, but she might have some stinky laundry to do when she got back. “Oh, well”,. “I feel so embarrassed. I had so much and I threw it all away. What a fool! I’m sorry I hurt you so badly John.”“Well,” he retorted. “At long last you’re getting something right. You do realise that I can’t trust you any more? I don’t know if you’re honest or lying to me.”“Sorry?” she looked puzzled. “I don’t understand.”“Shame you didn’t say that when your neanderthal brother gave you the photo’s.”“Yes,” she said quietly, “I deserve that. I was so wrong. I know there’s no hope for us any more..