The eight flights of stairs passed in a blur; suddenly, I was on the street, the cold night air in my face, running for all I was worth through the si...ent city. I ran until my legs ached, ran until my lungs burned - then, finally, I collapsed against the wall of a building far, far away from Jane. Fury, confusion and pain had propelled me this far, but no further.And there, alone in the darkness, I let myself cry. * "And then?" Hannah asked, her eyes wide.Jonas was silent for a long moment,. "Well come on, then, let's get you back, fed and cleaned up," David said with a wave towards the convoy, turning and walking back towards the Suburban without watching to see if anyone followed. He wanted to show that they were free to come on their own and that he wasn't going to treat them as helpless children after they'd existed on their own devices for so long. He thought they'd respond to that better than any other approach. The sound of the kids running after them assured him they were. "Nah. The comforter is enough." I can get you another blanket," Cindy said."No. Really, Mom. It's OK."She paused, debating with herself whether to suggest it or not. Then she said to him, "Or you can sleep in the bedroom."He stared at her for a moment."But, where would you...," he started to ask."No, it wouldn't work," she said quickly. "Forget I said it."Only the wind outside broke the uncomfortable silence in the room. Cindy used two hands to hold the top of the robe tightly around her. All the lads were struggling to maintain eye contact as Mel’s tits were awesome but she didn’t seem to mind the attention.I was lucky enough to have got a seat next to Mel and as we talked I felt her hand touch my thigh and her fingers trace patterns on it. Slowly her fingers worked their way up my leg towards my crotch and before long her fingers were tracing the outline of my growing bulge. Mel then leaned other and whispered in my ear that we really ought to find somewhere more private as.