‘Babe, lets go to bed.’ He looked at her for a few moments then nodded, got up and walked away towards her bedroom. Grace sighed and got up off ...icholas’ lap. ‘Goodnight,’ she said to them as she followed Adrian down the hall. She went to the toilet and brushed her teeth before going into her bedroom. Adrian was already asleep. He was sprawled out naked on top of the covers. Grace looked at him for a while. He was a magnificent looking man, grand in every way. He was huge in height and. His face wasperfect, like someone in the movies or a hit television show. And the musclesshe could see in his arms were the most powerful she had ever seen. Therewere many times when she'd gone to the 24-hour supermarket out of the townto buy one of those trashy novels. They all featured a man like thiswith a woman looking as though she was both enraptured by being in his presenceand fearing for her virtue, knowing she's going to lose it one way or anotherbefore he'd leave her. Inside, those. He looked awful, Molly thought – not the way you’d expect a man in his love-nest to look at all. ‘Hello, Molly’ he said hesitantly. ‘Er, what can I do for you?’ He remembered having met her at one of his wife’s parties – she was one of the quieter friends Mara had assembled over the years. ‘I er, I have come to ask you a couple of questions and show you something. Do you mind if I come in?’ ‘Well, er, no, I don’t. Did Mara send you?’ ‘She told me your address, but she didn’t send me. I rather. I tried to find some reason to be outside where I could watch them closer. On one particular day my parents were gone for the weekend and I was tasked with making sure they didn't get into trouble and behaved themselves. I walked outside to check on them. They were talking and giggling about something. I asked them how they were doing and if they needed anything. They asked me to bring them a soda from the fridge. I went in and returned with one for each of us. They invited me to join them on.