"We love him don't we Billy, he's more like my mascot; place wouldn't be the same without him". Jackie stroked his fluffy face, "Mmmmmm, his nose is s... soft" she whispered. Peter snorted down his nose and sniffed her chest. Jackie noticed his underside, "Why is he clipped around his tummy?" Jackie asked ... Billy, quickly butted in "stop him getting muddy when he is out in the paddock" he mumbled. Bernie chuckled ... and pointed, underneath too. "Peter likes you Jackie," Jackie followed his. My body was still crippled with fear, and I fell flat on the floor, unable to stand on my shaking legs. “You found this?” In the back of my head a small voice screamed at me to pay attention and realize the importance of his question. Slowly, as if the time stood still, my head began to clear, and I realized that this might be something other than my death sentence. With trembling voice, I began to speak. “Yes. It’s mine. It has been in my family for generations.” Somehow I doubted the truth. They agreed to meet in the hotel lobby at 1:00 PM and have lunch together. Then they would check out the amenities of the hotel. The golf tee times had already been set for the next day at the Medoc les Vignes golf course. Of course Peggy would not be playing and she was already looking forward to her massage. The four couples had a delightful meal and then they walked around the prestigious hotel and grounds. The gardens were impeccably maintained and the flowers were beautiful. Peggy stopped. I closed my eyes waiting for him to admonish me. ‘You almost had me, baby,’ he said laughing and my eyes popped open to look at him. Danny wasn’t angry at all, he was grinning from ear to ear with nothing but good natured mirth and love for me in his baby blue eyes. ‘You…you…..’ ‘Grumpy bear,’ he suggested in a deep gravely voice before he grabbed and tickled me to make me laugh and squirm, ‘Really, Anita, puritanical and prude? I wish I had a camera to take a picture of the look on your.