I understand you have been up for a long time. Be at ease. We can do this. It won’t be as magical as your cooking but it will be good.”“Your gra...e, it is irregular.”“I know, ma’am. It will be okay. Tell anyone who questions you that I bullied you.” I gave her a grin.“Yes, Your Grace. What are you making?”“A country omelet with ham and vegetables. I would like to cook hash brown potatoes if there are any ready.”“What are hash brown potatoes, Your Grace?”Ange was pouring the diced ham into my egg. . She’d assumed she was a subbie like her, but maybe she was wrong. “Thank you. I’m so nervous.” “Ah, Elaine. C’mon. I’d say that’s normal. Now, what would you like to know?” Elaine’s mind went momentarily blank. I should have thought this over! “Um, how long have you known Gary?” she asked, it being the only question that came to her. “Antonio and I know Gary maybe five years now. He’s a good man. He’s wasting away.” Elaine bit her lip. “Can you explain that?” she asked, a. It was an idea that the studious teenager had been considering with increasing seriousness over the past week.“Oh FUCK!!”The loud squeal and the sound of thrashing on the bed in the other room made Nora chuckle. She picked up the AP Calculus book and returned to the chapter on derivatives, needing to study for a big test next week. She got lost in her reading and taking notes that she almost missed when the stud of the hour walked naked passed her room on his way to the bathroom.Nora had only. There wasn’t anyone else he could entrust him to, he had few real friends and he’d been estranged from most of his family for a long time. He had briefly considered his sister Kate, but although she could certainly understand and satisfy some of Kori’s needs, she wouldn’t care for him like he did. He had, of course, for what seemed like the millionth time, considered setting him free – even giving him his large fortune as well – but he knew it wouldn’t work. It had taken a long time, but he.