.. speaking of ripping it off," she said quietly as she moved up behind me and put her arms around my waist. She hooked her thumbs in my belt and drum...ed her fingers lightly, setting up a sudden throbbing in my head.My mom's voice came floating up the stairs. Molly had me so distracted, I hadn't even heard her come home."Sean! Dinnertime!" Sean! Dinnertime!" Molly echoed softly in my ear, her fingers keeping up their insistent drumming."Okay, Mom, be right down!" I shouted out. I turned around,. There was no answer. John refused to look at him. "John," he said, more softly, "please, you must tell what happened. Maybe we look for her, yes? But we need to know what happened."John turned slowly around to look at him. His eyes were red, and wild with panic. He lifted his eyes slowly until he stared Rhykov straight in the eye."It was Jerry," he said, "4 high on our 9. Messerschmitts! I told her to split." I heard." But, maybe she didn't hear, I don't know!" So, these planes attacked?". I could smell the sea... and fish."A disembodied chuckle filled the small hut and then a very large man dressed in simple peasant garb, dyed red, of course, stepped out of the shadows into the lantern light. He held a wicker creel and fishing pole. On his head was an outrageously large straw hat.Pteri raised an eyebrow at the hat, but withheld an opinion."I know it's ugly," Gareth explained anyway. "But we have been having freakishly hot weather lately and I have too much skin to risk a. I let myself in and called out. "I'm home Mum you about." There was silence for a moment. Then it was broken by Mum shouting to me. "Yes hon, I'm about to take a shower, be with you soon." "OK thats fine." I replied. "Oh hon will you do me a favour," "What's that." I shouted. "Would you water the plants in the greenhouse for Dad, I forgot to do them." "No prob Mum , I'll change first." "Thanks hon, I'll be down soon." I went to my room took of my school uniform and picked out a pair of shorts.