" Thank you" both Tony and I said in unison, taking the proffered drinks and sitting on the two seater settee and making small talk about Sally being ...aid up in hospital, the traffic on the road and how long it had taken to find a bloody parking space in the hospital car park, before Mavis called from the kitchen that we should sit at the table as dinner was about to be served.By now Tony had lost his nervous edge, both Mavis and I thinking that now he had had a meal and a couple of cans he was. But a few days ago, Diana mentioned that it was time to add another woman. We all talked about it, and agreed that deputy Cramer was the only woman we had been around that seemed to fit the bill. When she called, it was almost like providence or something."Jeff snorted."Well, let's just say that we seized the opportunity." But why in the world would you or Diana think that I needed another woman? I mean, I have seven, and I'm just one man."Laura grabbed his belt with her left hand, then tapped. So, I was sitting back in my easy chair resting my eyes when... “Hey Dad,” said a voice and a weight lowered into my lap.I blinked my eyes a couple of times to adjust to the light in the room and grinned at my younger daughter.“Hey Bon, sweetheart. What’s up?” I asked.“Nothing major,” she said and wrapped her arms around my neck in a gentle hug.My arms instinctively curved around her and found the large expanse of flesh between her incredibly short shorts and the abbreviated top that looked. I thought the king would never loosen up the purse strings to allow you and your boys out," said Patterson laughing."Now, now you know as well as I do the Counts control the kingdom's money. The King would have us out there yesterday if he could," said Seth with a smile."But I truly find it hard to believe that someone is doing so much damage to your kingdoms like they are. Who ever it is, is attacking you both, but Patella seems to be getting the lighter side of the damage."Where you're almost.