Why would she do that?" "I think she's suspicious of me." "Suspicious of you? In what way?" Stella raised an eyebrow. "You know." "What?" Donald laugh...d aloud at his girlfriend's misgiving. "That's preposterous!" Stella didn't seem all that reassured. "Do you think so?" He chuckled. "Of course. It's absurd. Believe me, you have no reason to worry." "None?" "Not in the least." "I love you." "I love you, too." Stella thought about Donald's reassurances. He was right, of course. It was. The front bumper pushed in. I was beside myself as I stormed in to the house. I went to the lounge and saw Susie, my sister, sitting there. “Have you seen Peter?” I asked. “He’s upstairs” she answered. She knew what was going to happen. I had confided in her a while ago that I discipline Peter. I went upstairs to our bedroom. Peter was sitting on the bed. Waiting for me. He jumped up immediately. “I’m sorry Jackie.” “You have gone too far this. “No, I will ride faster alone. Besides, this is not a Militia affair.”I left Chippenham at first light the next morning and arrived in Hungerford about ten of the clock. I had stopped and looked over the ruins of Hungerford Hall before riding into the town, allowing my anger to mount as I gazed on the blackened remains, and thought of the terrible night my family had perished. Revenge, sharp and insistent, honed my anger into a red-hot blade of hatred for those responsible, but I kept my demon. She couldn’t believe he’d gone home and left her here alone. Ricky returned to find the bed empty, then Dianna came out of the bathroom. She saw him looking at her nude body, felt embarrassed by his presence and her nakedness, and tried to cover herself. ‘It’s getting late,’ Ricky said matter-of-factly, ‘I’ll re-make the bed while you get dressed.’ ‘OK,’ Dianna said tentatively. Still embarrassed, she moved around the room gathering her clothes and started to slip into them. She was very aware.