Eddy’s parents had given them their first home as a wedding present. “To start off on the right foot,” His father had advised them both.“Good ...irl, I hoped you’d be home early. I’m going to miss you when you’re on honeymoon!” He father implied with a smile.“Thought you’d have been in bed by now Dad?”“I’ll not miss out on your final night of freedom sweetheart!”“Dad, not to night I’m to bushed, please!”Toni could see by the look on his face that he was upset, but she really had drained herself. “OW fucking OW!”“Hold him,” he said to the unknown hand.Darkness.The splinter wasn’t a splinter ... it was the three foot end of one of my tipi poles ... and it had transfixed my leg. I am supposing he pushed it through ... supposing ... because it was no longer sticking out of my thigh. The darkness lifted ... I could see again.“Why didn’t he pull the branch out while I was out?”The voice attached to the gentle hand said, “I don’t know. Ask him.”“Yes, ask me,” the tanned man said.“Why did you. So I put my stag night off until the week before the wedding.That left me at a bit of a loose end on the night of Christine’s hen party. A couple of my mates suggest that we go out and down a couple, just for the kick. But as I didn’t want to run into Chris and her crowd around town, and spoil things for her, the three of us chose to visit a couple of pubs at the seedier end of town. We were no strangers there, but they aren’t the kind of places you would normally take your girlfriend.You know. " You know what it's called. Don't play Miss Dumb with me," her aunt knowingly said. Gayle had to laugh but she quickly pulled a stern expression and swigged her beer."I just don't want to get mixed up with dogs. For god's sake, it isn't normal. It isn't natural."Ann Marie gave her slender shoulders a hug. "That's what makes it so much fun!"Gayle looked at her aunt like she was crazy. Then she finished her beer with a gulp. Ann Marie got her another one and took one for herself."Here, take a.