I'll bet you've even got a pool, don't you?" Tammie nodded slowly. "Yeah, I figured as much. Now then, princess, how about getting me something to dri...k?"Tammie stood motionless, head hung and gaze fixed on her bare feet."A drink, get me a drink. I'm thirsty and I'm a guest in your home, aren't I?"Tammie said nothing, did nothing."Aren't I?!" he repeated loudly, pulling a video tape from her purse and waving it in her face. The tape was clearly marked "COPY" signifying that it was probably not. .. !"Cassie was startled into silence when her cellphone warbled.Ned breathed a sigh of relief. Cassie dove into her purse and yanked out her phone. "H-hello?? ... Diane! Is she... ? Oh goodness ... a-all right, I'll start calling the others. Keep the line open, please!"Cassie pulled the phone from her ear and set it to mute. "Ned, you have the other... ?" Way ahead o' ya," Ned said, presenting the phone that Cassie had given him the other day when she had met with Susan's mother.Cassie took. June came wide awake in a second and sat up in bed. Ray pushed her back down."Fuck off Ray, I'm going home." You're staying," he said, trying to grab her. She slapped his hand away, turned over so that she was face down and crawled out from under Ray. Amanda woke up and joined in. "Come on June, you don't need to leave, we're having a good time, a bit of rest and we can go round again."June by then had got out of bed. "Sorry Mandy, it was good but I stayed to long already."June turned to go.. And, it's what I still think," I said."Robbie it's an act. One I will use again and again. Those—hemen—need to think themselves superior. It helps them do their duty better than they would if they were having to feel their way."I should have warned you, but I didn't think of it until just now when you nailed me. Please, I'm begging you," she said. I was listening to her, and weighing the possibility that she was telling the truth. And, thinking about it, it made sense.She knew I was less than.