Beth slowly nodded her head, and watched as Jill had a seat on the bed Beth had been on moments before. ?I think its time we leveled with one another... don’t you, dear? I’ll go first. I run a special service for the residents of the County here, namely in providing pets for domestic and transportation uses. In other words, I train pony girls to be bought by families to be used as their local transport around their neighborhoods, or as taxi services. Occasionally, we get requests for puppy. What was it, twenty﷓nine years ago?’ ‘That’s right. It was just a few months before our first wedding anniversary,’ Sue continued. ‘But, do you think we should tell ’em, even now?’ she asked with a quizzical look toward her twin sister. ‘I don’t see how we can avoid it now,’ was Sally’s rejoinder. ‘You’ve already practically spilled the beans.’ ‘Beans! Beans bring back interesting memories,’ Sue laughed. ‘Well, in that case,’ Sue began, with a slight giggle. Both women were feeling the drinks. Oh make me a tea as well she asked Yea OK I said, as she walked behind me she patted my bum, really cute she said.I made the teas and took them outside, Kate and her mum was sitting at the table smoking, I put the teas on the tableSit down Chris, Your dad has been delayedin Italy,for about ten days, I'm going out to join him and have a little holiday, Kate has said it will be OK her looking after you , are you OK with thatYes I saidIf any problems come up call your mum or nans and obviously. So these guys can make someone feel too worthless to leave. Like it’s not safe or even possible to leave. It’s a trap.”“It did make me feel worthless. They didn’t even ask, in the end. They just assumed. Though I didn’t say ‘no’, really.”“So if you ended up in that house with Zack leaving and Jack arriving, what would you do, next time?She though for a few seconds. “I’d call you. Or someone. Alice, or Childline or something. I’d do something, not nothing.”I kissed her cheek again and she.