"Dinner, much to her relief, was a very one-sided affair. Molly was served with her usual frugal meal, while her 'Papa' was served a comparatively sum...tuous repast of onion soup, followed by smoked salmon, followed by mutton chops, followed by an apple pie, and rounded off with some extremely smelly cheese. Each course was accompanied by wine, of which none was offered to her. During the meal the conversation was very desultory, and totally innocuous while the serving girls were passing to and. "I'll take care of that a bit later after I get home. And besides, this wasn't about me," I added smiling. She quickly kissed me once again, and then hurriedly began dressing as I kept watch ensuring that no one else would now come by and discover us accidentally.The very next day at work, Lucille dropped by my office slipping me an envelope along with some files I'd been waiting for. I'd been somewhat apprehensive at seeing her, wondering how she might react towards me now having had time to. The scared girls at my ankles were looking up at me wondering what I could possibly be finding so interesting when there was danger all around us. The more intelligent Rachel was hugging my knee like she was thinking about exploring a bit higher and I got distracted from my long-range ogling by female pursuits a bit closer to home.We stopped at the main watering pump and watered down the thirsty stock managing to stay relatively out of sight and out of mind in the midst of the confusion.I took. Steve had not yet reached puberty, so he hung out with his new fiends much more often than I did with mine. I felt so sorry and thankful for Vincent that I tried to handle all the womanly duties that needed handling... except one.He still wanted to bring in a housekeeper, but the job I did was so acceptable, it really became a moot point.There was obviously something eating away at Vincent, though, as Steve and I finally appreciated eachother's sexuality after he reached his puberty, and that.