Maybeafter I get settled, in a year or so, I will send for you." Mum, I am old enough to take care of myself!" He argued back. "I don'tthink she likes...me anyway. Why else would she send me such crappy gifts?I mean, who in their right mind would wear that black velvet short setshe sent me last Christmas? She's a ding bat Mum!" Well, maybe if you got your hair cut like I have been asking and grew abit, she wouldn't think of you as a young child. I've asked you amillion times to get it cut and to. “Anna you are sixteen now and old enough to go away without us. We don’t want you to have a boring time so we have arranged with the parents of one of your friends that you go on holiday with them.”At this my drink went all over the table. “Not Jane, please tell me it is not with the Simpsons.”“No, it is with Cora’s family.”The silly cow she knew and had not told me.Mum chirped in. “You like Cora don’t you, and I am sure you could get on with her brother.”Yes I could definitely get on with him,. “You mean he, I,” Aerik trailed off unable to form words. “Yes, Aerik,” she said, “He is your son.” “I have a son,” he said, and then more forcefully “I have a son!” He swept Aubria into his arms and twirled her in the air. The village gathered to witness the marriage ceremony. Most came for the spectacle of seeing what kind of woman would marry the strange garg man. The women gasped with envy and the men stared stunned at the beautiful woman who stood by Aerik’s side. There were more gasps of. First rule of touring: there is almost no privacy.’ ‘Pity. I was hoping one night we might work in a little phone sex.’ ‘Brody!’ He couldn’t hold back a laugh as he imagined her going red in the face. ‘What?’ ‘Jesus! I’m not going to do that! Not in a hotel lobby!’ ‘Why not? How many other people are there at this hour? Who’d even notice?’ ‘I don’t care!’ ‘Okay, well, then next time you switch and Lara talks in the lobby. Then you’ll be in the room, alone, and we can talk about . . . oh, I.