”“Oh, so your little floozy,” she stopped, wide-eyed. “Sorry, Luke, I was only messing.”“Please don’t. Tina’s special, I don’t know,...it just feels right.”Sam came over and hugged me, I felt her hand in my pocket, “Sorry, bruv, I thought you were just a bit ‘early days, hot and heavy’. I see it’s more than that.”I kissed her cheek, “I meant what I said this morning.”Sam’s eyes glazed over and she gave me a quick squeeze, “Go and rescue her from mum.” TinaAs Luke disappeared, Mrs Evans was. As he moved away he nodded to the Emir."You seem to be clean of any voice-actuated devices, but they would be of no use anyway, as this room is a Faraday cage."Seeing her blank look, he explained, "Like your safe room in the Embassy, no radio waves can get in or out." Your Magnificence, what can I do to make amends? As I said last time we met..."She paused for a moment, then went on in a lowered voice, " ... anything." Anything?" he asked."Anything!" she assured him, "There are no limits to my. Please pass the carrots."Danny had the good sense and grace to just drop it. Keith and Loren just looked at us and shrugged. Shelly moved closer, as did Reggie, and we finished eating in silence. Rhonda? She just took it all in and winked at me when she caught me looking.After dinner, the girls helped Loren with the clean up and dishes. Keith, Danny and I went to shoot some pool. I knew I was in for it and I kept remembering Keith carried a gun.Keith broke with a vengeance. I fully expected to. ” Sara stopped and seemed to shake her head. “She’s smart enough for university, but she needs to get back on track. She’ll end up selling vegetables in the market if she doesn’t.”“Invite her for the weekend, Sara, so I can meet her. I’ll pay for her bus ticket.”I concealed my surprise when Roberta showed up the following Saturday. If the two were really sisters there must have been some recessive genes or whatever they’re called in that family, for while Sara was brunette and light brown like.