“That must have been quite an itch.” “I – uh – I –” before she could make up an explanation she felt his hand between her legs again. �...Tell me about it. Tell me what was going on when you were scratching your itch.” His voice was softer now and unintimidating. But as soothing as his tone was, she still felt compelled to answer his questions. “I was just – I – uh – was –” she was distracted by the touch of his fingers sliding along the top of her thigh and then moving inside the leg opening of. I love... I love my brother, Frank. And that's the truth. It's the truth! Why, Frank?" Oliver asked, looking desperately to his friend. "Why are they taking him away? You said... you said we'd be safe, Frank. You said it!"A sudden flashback of being submerged in total darkness sent a chill up Frank's spine as he faced Oliver, who at some point had latched onto his wrist until his knuckles turned white. Frank was suddenly at a loss when it came to what to say. Had to close his eyes for a minute.. She cupped my face with her left hand, and moved to kiss me on the lips. "Sorry for taking your jacket.. You must've been freezing all night..." Kelsey said with sadness in her voice. "Sweety, you come first. If you froze to death, I don't know what I'd do. Besides, the fire was nice and hot, it kept me warm," I said, lying about the fire keeping me warm. That kiss was nice, I wanted one more before I got up to put out the fire and wake the others up. "Can I have another kiss, it gives me a. It was clear, though, that there would be no understanding from them. All Dulcie could say was ‘if ever you change your minds, call me’.It took a couple of weeks to settle the details, but Rebecca, suitably uniformed, bruises almost gone, started at The Plume School. Dulcie had had ‘words’ with the Principal, whom she had encountered before in relation to another ‘fostering’. As a result, he was sensibly receptive.Rebecca, unprompted, accompanied Liina to church, where she was warmly welcomed..