I moved to stand behind her and casually rested my hands on the back of her chair. ‘Hi Grant! Hello there, pretty girl! I have to say, Grant, you ha...e a talent for finding the most delectable young treats!’ I said, brushing the back of my hand gently against the girl’s delicate neckline. ‘I’m sorry we’re late, but it took more time than I expected to get everything set up at the condo. But, we’re ready to go now. I have the restraints, the whips, and the swing all laid out.’ Grant’s face went. She has a look of rebellion about her and wants to have a go at me. "I am so sorry for disturbing you." I turn to walk back to the car. "Wait!" she says. I turn to look at her. "You weren't disturbing us. Would you like to meet my friend?" Her look is beseeching now."OK" I reply. She leads me to a point in the hedge and crawls on hands and knees in front of me. Her tiny skirt has ridden up and I can see her wonderful slim arse. Behind the bush we are crawling under is a natural clearing. Close. .. him into make a move at me. I released my hold on his wrist and stepped away but not far enough to give him an advantage. Then I poured water over his head.”The trio blinked in unison at the description.“Is that when he struck at you?” Jonathan asked.“No,” Celestine confessed. “He was smart. I will give him that. He understood that I had the edge. My weapon was drawn and I had already demonstrated I was willing to use it on him. I ... I believe I told him that if he put his hands on me again. "I hoped I'd seen the last of you, Greenway. I heard you had come into a fortune, and I would have expected you to buy a commission away from these farm boys." He gave me a sardonic, mirthless, smile. "Oh, I forgot. You are nothing but a plough boy yourself, and therefore feel perfectly at home in this regiment of country bumpkins."With that parting shot he left the mess.I was sitting with Billy Bassett, who looked amazed at what he had heard."Who the devil was that?" That was Jarvis.