Apparently no one bows or scrapes to an Earl thesedays, which came as a huge relief. He turned to the ladies."And welcome to Your Ladyships too, of c...urse. May I suggest an orderof business for this morning?"Martha was edging to the door."Yes of course," said my mother, "but I'd like Martha to stay, please.I think we'll be relying on her a lot for the next few days." No problem, Ma'am."Martha poured us all cups of coffee and we took our seats around thetable."To summarise, the Hall and the. The blade of his axe barely missing, but the shaft nearly breaks my arm. I slide and roll downhill some twenty feet. The big man turning to barrel down on me before I can rise. I see Kara behind him trying to catch up through the scrum of little green men. I roll as his axe head bites deep into the dirt where I was. Thrusting up and burying my sword into his girth to the hilt. Still he grumbles and lifts his axe. Slower now. His wounds have taken a toll. I desperately try to pull my sword back. I really mean it.”“You’re welcome Brad. Just promise me one thing. That you never bring Kimiko here” she said as we pulled up close to my house.“Don’t worry I don’t plan on it.”After I got home I quickly did my homework and ate dinner. Nobody was home so I quickly did the dishes. I figured I would call Kimiko and tell her the truth. When I called her and started to explain. She stopped me and told me how she and her mother have already talked about it.“I understand the situation you were in. “Um, Jen,” I say.“Yes, love?” She responds—her chosen word making me feel worse about asking now.“Alice said something back when we did the switch thing,” I start. “Apparently, Andy told her that you kissed him first.”“I’m sure he did,” she says, producing a small laugh and smile. “He definitely kissed me first, and like I said then, I didn’t stop him, not at first anyway.”“I figured,” I say, relieved that she didn’t get upset.The ceremony doesn’t contain many people, just some close family and.