She yelped a bit, but kept bent over. Hewondered how many he could give her. She gave him quite a few heremembered.He smacked again, her back arched a...d she made that mewing sound again.Billy rubbed her bum a bit, sneaking a feel, getting ready to smack heragain."Hey," she called out as his hand rubbed over the edge of her panties,she really couldn't stop him though.He didn't stop either, he rubbed a bit more and then smacked her again."Quiet," he told her. "Or are you complaining?"She. .. Hyottoko (snatching the barrel strapped to his back): I'm not through with you yet!Kaoru: He's trying to refill the oil!(Kenshin moves to stop him, but Sanosuke stands between them.)Sanosuke: Thanks for the help, but this guy's mine. Sorry, but I'm starting over from the beginning!Kenshin (lowering his sword): I understand. You can take it from here.Sanosuke: Leave it to me!Kaoru: Will you stop the stupid macho act? Sanosuke, your leg's hurt!(The barrel smashes against the wall.)Hyottoko. I've been looking at her for years. She's the one I sometimes mentally undress on the grass. I don't want her. Not really. I've never been with a woman. I love my husband. I... I'm just speculating about what it would be like to lie down with her and hold her. Naked. Yes. No. I don't know what I want, it's.... I don't know. I just want to take off that powder blue sweater and touch the breasts I know are bare underneath. And kiss her neck, smell her hair. I look up and see the artist watching. She’s over here because your mum and dad find her difficult, I think. You mustn’t think every difference between you is an advantage for her. Not everyone wants a human tornado all the time.”“You do though. I think you love her. The way you look at her, and talk about her.”“Well...” I felt a bit cornered. I didn’t want Vicki adding me to some list of people she imagined preferred Lettie to her. But I hardly knew Vicki. And do I ‘love’ Lettie? I realised at some levels I probably do. And Janie.