Having met some of his people, I did not doubt it. That said, I was not going to ask about the cost. His house had a ballroom and a gazebo by a lake. ...t least location was covered.Sean had asked Julian to make me a new corset. No surprise there. He had also commissioned a wedding gown, fitted for the corset. That meant I could ask Francine and CC to also wear a corset, not that anyone would notice in Francine's case. I saw a shopping trip coming. The dresses might be more difficult, but there. I agreed, of course, after all I was still their captive despite all the finery. Thanks and "goodnights" were made and I followed Captain Anthrop to his quarters. I stood in front of his large oaken desk and stared down at the nautical charts that covered it. A man entered the cabin and set down a try with china and pot of tea and left. Captain Anthrop came close behind me and spoke."I trust that dinner was acceptable." said he. "Aye," I said "right well it was, I thank ye kindly." I felt him. One other rather strange thing happened that evening. Emily's mother came up to me and asked me to dance with her, something I could never recall happening before. Whilst we danced she talked absolute nonsense to me; to be honest, I thought she had overdone the booze a little, but she didn't appear to be drunk. She'd start talking and then suddenly stop and start on a different subject. Once again on reflection I should have realised there was something she wanted to tell me that she couldn't. Katie came to me and hugged me. "We are so lucky to have healthy parents who can support themselves. Willy's mom has been in a nursing home and hospice care for a couple of years. Willy has met the challenge, but could often have used help through this ordeal. I want to help her, Brad. I want her to live with us, to be cared for by us, and to have Willy there to make sure what's left of her life is a good memory. We are so blessed, Brad." You don't have to ask me if you want to spend money to.