Carol smoked nearly the whole cigarette before she finally heard the sound of the front door closing, Eleanor was finally home. Carol flushed the remn...nts of the cigarette down the toilet and sprayed some air freshener to cover the smell before she made her way to the door.Eleanor was already coming up the stairs when Carol came out. "What took you so long? I was starting to worry."Eleanor had a look on her face like she had just been slapped, repeatedly. "Let's go downstairs and talk."Soon the. " Don't be embarrassed, Dex. From what I hear, you're single-handedly changing the culture at Trent and for the better I might add." I plead guilty with extenuating circumstances, ma'am."She laughed with genuine humour."I'm told you weren't exactly welcomed with open arms by John Flannery. No surprise there," she said, still with a smile."No ... he wasn't pleased to see 'some upstart from the west' invade his kingdom."Again she laughed. "Ah, Janice was right, you are a breath of fresh air." Oh. I believe honesty is the basis of all relationships , business or otherwise and would like that to be an integral part here as well. I do not savour the idea of living like strangers and would like to at least try to work the things out to make this union work…and..and..’ I have to say this. ‘and provide you with heirs as is conventional.’ Nothing is conventional here. The bastard is smirking. Good! My scrowl is still effective. Civility should not be a problem. Our very blood is the. Always. Open and honest. All the time. Work on that, OK?” She nodded.“You are such a beautiful girl. A treasure. I hope you like us. I really do.” She looked at me and smiled. “I’m going to kiss you. Please try not to cry.” I kissed her on the lips, then the nose, then her forehead. She failed miserably. “Stay here and have some water. Do you need the bathroom? Do you need to pee or anything?” She nodded. “It’s right there. Just lift the lid.” She grabbed my arm. In pain. Eeek. “You need my.