”I bowed and headed home for lunch. While we were eating, the doorbell rang.“Do you think that’s the police?” Kara asked.“I have no idea,”...I said.I went to the front door with trepidation, and when I opened it, there was only a woman with a file folder and a briefcase.“May I help you?” I asked.“Mr. Adams?”“Yes.”“I’m Jane Danforth with the Department of Children and Family Services. We’ve had a report of children living in a dangerous and unsafe situation. We’re required by law to. Another flash and he felt them sag and loosen. "Go!" a sharp trillingvoice shouted. "I can't hold them off if you don't go now!"Jim looked down the roots that were binding him in place. They werescorched and smoldering. Another flash to his left and the stench of wetburning wood rose in his nostrils. He saw Pantra diving toward Singhwith both her hands blazing. He shook off the remaining coils andstumbled away a few steps. Another coil of vines began to whip towardhim. Pantra veered sharply. ’ ‘No way! You didn’t tell them what we said, did you?’ ‘Uh, well . . . not exactly. I just said that I was a bit . . . uh . . .’ ‘Horny?’ ‘Yeah. That . . .’ ‘You did not tell them that you were ‘my little co-ed,’ and that I was going to teach you all about how to stimulate the female sexual apparatus, did you? ‘ ‘Oh, no! I never tell anyone what we talk about. That’s ours. That’s private. Just between me and my Sweetie,’ she said brushing her hand over my cheek. ‘So?’ ‘Okay. I told. The second time they're usually begging me to go harder." Jasmine looked a little skeptical, but Jake just shrugged. "I'm not saying it would be that way for every one, but so far it has been." Jasmine, come here a minute," her mother called suddenly. Jasmine walked over to where he mother was sitting at the barstool, her eyes finally back in her head. Jake followed her over, and Nancy quickly averted her eyes."Young man, would you mind covering up, please? It's embarrassing." She was looking.