The tires hissed along the gravel drive as I pulled alongside her Jeep. I walked to the door, bouquet in hand and rang the bell. I took a deep breath,...just as the door opened. A pretty girl stood there, dark hair and piercing eyes stared intently at me for a moment. In a flash of an eye a familiar crooked little smile crossed her face. ‘Mom, your hot date is here!’ She yelled over her shoulder. ‘Well don’t make him stand on the step, let him in!’ Chrissy hollered back. I just started chuckling. ' I turned and trotted over to them, we laughed and talked as we rested under a clutch of trees. I'm not sure how it started but I was soon engulfed in a passionate embraced between two of the young guys. The third was down the hall on the phone, as soon as he appeared he wasted no time in joining in. I was passed from one set of strange lips to another, being kissed and licked till I was aware that my clothes were being removed. Caught up in the lustful passion of debauchery, I surrender to. “Plus the number of cases makes it unlikely it’s just one,” Telli remarked.“Anything from Fleet?”“They’ve isolated the GF contingent. So, other than loaning their Healers, no.”“When am I off?”“You’re on the Corvette Merignus leaving tomorrow morning. Get packing, your goods will be shipped separately, other than essential kit,” she replied. “Good luck, your promotion will follow as soon as the AIs process it, get it signed and catch up to you.”“Sir!” I saluted with a grin, despite the. The Braxton-Clarks had brought the run down estate from an impoverished family who had lost most of their money in the South Sea Bubble, and the rest at the gaming tables. Braxton-Clark senior, Cornelius, had driven a hard bargain and got the estate cheaply, although much work was needed to bring the mansion, which had been formerly known as Sudbury House, up to the high standard that the Braxton-Clarks demanded. That in itself would have taken a considerable amount of money as the house was at.