He hoped beyond hope thather words were said in the heat of passion and that she really did notmean it.Any chance of that happening quickly disappeare... when she came over tome and said, "Come along now, Missy! We have to get you prepared toserve me, and make sure you don't have to worry your pretty little headabout all that bothersome financial stuff anymore. Mommy is going totake real good care of you, Sweetie."John Groom collapsed into tears and said "Yes Mistress. I will doanything You. OK?” “Erm right. Sure.” “It’s my Mum. She’s coming over and I need to stay here I’m afraid.” “Bad luck Emma. We’ll catch up later, huh?” “Sure thing Holly.” We both went downstairs. Holly spoke first. “Emma needs to stay here, so I’ll go to the shops by myself.” Auntie Sarah said “Or, you could take Jack with you. You know he has good taste and he has promised to be good.” “Jack?” Holly said, annoyed at the suggestion. “He has been disciplined Holly, so he is back on good terms. I copied it down and scrambled around in the dark for my phone. She picked up on the first ring. Before I could say hello she spoke. Her soft voice had a beautiful melodic sound to it. “Don’t say anything” she said. A silence of several seconds followed as we listened to each other’s heavy breathing. Then she spoke: That delivery truck that comes very morning at 5 15 am would be high enough and wide enough for you to climb out your window and cross the lane way. He stays for 30 minutes. I paced. I doubted that he had anything to do with the original purchase of the property and found myself wondering if they had somehow altered Graham's memory of the event."Did you find anything that would explain how my niece's name was on the deed?" Mr. Graham asked.His question caught me off guard. Chatterbox had been the farthest thought in my mind. I scanned him, to see what his real concern was. I almost laughed out loud. I shared it with Izzy before I answered him."Your niece's only tax.