Right now, I believe that your wife is breastfeeding her stepdaughter, with considerable success, too. I think that kid is bonding with Aunt Cherry as...well as Ninve. No surprises there. Aunt Cherry is a very maternal sort, isn't she?" She is indeed. My wife is remarkable that way and I just hope that she doesn't feel neglected. I will be just as protective of our baby when he or she comes along. Hard to believe that I have so many more babies on the way, don't you agree?" I smiled at Shelby as. ‘I’ve only come to give you your brooch back. I wouldn’t want you to call me a thief,’ she smiled wickedly. Catherine turned around slowly. She picked up her purse and walked towards Cynthia. She took the brooch from her hand and pushed her to move aside so she could go. She never uttered a single word, but bit her lips several times to prevent hot tears. Catherine drove with no destination. Her vision blurred by the tears. She kept thinking of her parents, of Mr. Rolland who had loved her. Captain Luciano was one of the few men that I trusted completely. He was as crooked as they come but he was a man of his word and seldom betrayed a secret.I decided to keep the documents and my bankroll in a body belt rather than leave it in the hotel room knowing that tourist's rooms were prime targets these days. It made me feel more comfortable with the items safely under my clothing than in a location over which I had little control.Captain Luciano showed up with a female companion. She was. " I don't know."I did the maths in my head, "Five foot five. Do you get mistaken for agirl much?" Heaps. It's nice in a way, but if it happens at school, the teasingstarts big time. In primary school, if they were short a girl fordancing or something, I'd the first one picked to make up the numbers."Our coffee and sandwiches arrived; we ate and chatted about school.Finished, I paid the bill and headed over to Woolies. I pulled atrolley out each. "It's a pity we're not dressed as mother.