??Ooo, Danny's mommy isn't happy!? laughed Greg. ?Danny-boy's in big trouble now!? mocked Steve. Danny felthimself blush more and tried to put on a co...l face.?Get your buns to the car, Daniel, we're going home. I won'thave you acting so disrespectfully to women!? Even though she was only 7 yearsolder than her step-son, Debra was clearly expecting to be obeyed, andpromptly.?No!? Danny pulled himself from Debra's grasp. ?I'm notready to go home yet. Leave me alone, Debra. I don't have to listen. Next to him was a skinnier fellow, shoulder height to the big one. He was lanky, but there was a fair bit of muscle on him. I recognized him as a runner of Brant’s, which explained his stature. I would need to take care of that one swiftly, before he could get away. The next two looked identical, were maybe five foot nine, and both were rather pudgy. They looked to have manure stains on their clothing, suggesting that they worked at the stables. I could not tell if they would be a danger until. “Great! How was yours?”“Okay.”“Just okay?” I asked.Mom smiled. “It was very nice, thank you.”I had noticed her lack of a bra and how she had been adjusting her top. “Where’s Daddy? Taking a nap?” I teased.Mom blushed but grinned and nodded. “Exactly!”I laughed and took my suitcase and went up the stairs. Their door was closed, and I didn’t want to chance waking him, so I dropped off my suitcase and went back downstairs. Mom offered iced tea, so I accepted, and we wandered out to the back yard. . not without a lot of help, anyway. You were right to run away.''I suppose I was, ' Tabatha agreed. 'But, I didn't want to. And I don't want to run away now. I want to stay here.''With that hairy ape man?' Alana asked, shocked and surprised. 'He almost KILLED you! And you want to stay with him? Oh, I get it; you want to explore! You want to live closer to death than you have been.'Tabatha sat up and stared at where Alana would have been sitting had she actually been there. After a moment, she.