She complained a little more, but I wasn't taking no for an answer, and it wasn't too long before we were outside her front door and she was fumbling ...ith her key in the lock.“It's me Mark, I've got someone with me” she called out as I closed the door behind us.“I'm upstairs love” I heard a man call out. “Who's with you, one of your friends?”I told her to head up the stairs.“Well, sort of..” she called as we rounded the top of the stairs. “Where are you?”“In the bedroom Kath, I'm just cleaning. "Just about the same as him. I had a few flogged myself. It teaches the rest to stay alert.If the barbarians tried to sneak over the bridge they would be on us like a swarm of wasps." I think the killing of Groat took a lot of wind out of their sails," Attia said. "Mother really made that almost impossible shot that killed him." It must have been pure luck," Agrippa grinned."Luck or not, he's been long gone," Penelope popped a grape into her mouth. "I hear it's quiet on that boundry up there.". It didn't hurt either that she could throw a knife, play with a yo-yo, and climb a tree without getting all scared about it."Well, I don't like you Jackie, so Trudie or Clara?" She moved a little to the side so that she was closer to Ray than to me. Shannon was at least five or six inches taller than Ray. I was embarrassed that she had chosen Ray over me. Just to spite Ray, I then picked Clara. Ray, who has been a boob man his entire life, looked wistful when I sidled up next to Clara. Wistful. “See? That’s an improvement. You called me by my name,” she said.I held her left hand, which was on the table, and caressed it.“Thanks for being supportive,” I said and lifted her hand and kissed it.“You smell nice, now I understand why he wouldn’t stop kissing your hand,” I said. Mom blushed.“Wow, was that a blush? Am I doing this right?” I asked.“Yes, it was a blush, a real one. Not the fake ones I did with him,” she said with a smile.“I guess I can be proud of myself,” I said.We talked about.