"Thank you for my bath last night, My Lord. It was wonderful." I'm. Glad. You. Liked." I kept on doing my pushups while we were talking. "Now. Eat. An.... Leave. Me. Be." Yes, My Lord. Thanks..." She said something else as she left me, but it was too quiet for me to hear. I dismissed it and returned to my pushups."Charles, why are you doing that here?" Megan had been down for a while. I assumed that she had already eaten."I didn't want to wake the men, there was no one here when I started and it. I got the impression she was thrilled about being in the "Big Apple" since she'd never been there before. For that matter, neither had any of us and I got nothing but enthusiasm from my children. It was going to be a great summer, even if I was only taking one week off for myself.Brandon had selected a college that specialized in business and technology. He was interested in business administration and this school appeared to be exactly what he wanted. Unfortunately, it was three hundred miles. Anyway, if you're sure you don't fancy a quickie, I'll see you tomorrow." He hesitated by the door and I just glared at him, struck dumb by the casual and detached way he spoke about Barbara and me. He left without further comment. I was determined more than ever now to break this stranglehold he had on us.I went home and dived straight in to the shower to rid myself of their contamination. As I sponged myself down, I hatched a plan to entrap the two bastards who were threatening to make my. When Mrs. Spencerput us in charge of the show, she said we were the two most talented andresponsible girls in the class. That made me very proud.I've got a steady boyfriend, a very sweet boy I've known since we wereboth children. His name is Pete Ross. Lana doesn't have a regular beau,she seems to enjoy playing the field. Pete and I and Lana and whoevershe's dating are pretty much a foursome around town. When Lana and Iaren't hanging out in person, we're on the Ameche, talking to eachother. I.