’ ‘Mornin’, Isabella,’ James said with red cheeks. She smiled and nodded. ‘Good morning, Mister James.’ Then she looked away, feeling Jaco...’s eyes on her as he stepped around the table to take his seat. ‘Good morning, Mister Jacob.’ ‘Mornin’, Bella.’ She gave him a polite smile but he was already teasing his younger brother as the men took their seats. ‘My, my, my,’ John Barrington said, astonished. ‘But you ladies have been busier than a stumped-tail bull in fly season this mornin’. Everythin’. I must have been nine or tenat the time, an age where most children would still believe in SantaClaus, but not me. I was only allowed one present from Santa each year,and in 2003 I asked for a Playstation 2. I had wanted a gaming consoleall year, and had been on my best behaviour every day in the hopes thatI would be rewarded at Christmas.I wrote down 'Playstation 2' on a small piece of paper, and then wentdown stairs to the lounge, where I knew I would find my Dad. He wassitting on the white. ” I listed it for her.“These were all women groups, often coached by other women, right?”“Yes, nearly 100% female,” I confirmed.“And you have never even kissed a girl, let alone did more?”I replied, “Nope, never. Never had the urge. Even when some of the girls did, it was never my thing.”It was strange admitting that. I had never given it any thought before. I knew a lot of girls who were into girls, especially in college. While I never really paid that much attention to them, I wasn’t drawn to. I am sure that there is a little room in all of the ones that I have missed to allow you to eat one with me.’ He shifted his charts to his other arm and he held one out to her. Eden took his arm, smiling. ‘I’ll bet she’s a spy,’ one of the women whispered to another a little too loudly, ‘Why the news is full of the way that the Germans and the Japanese are joining forces.’ The comment reflected both the ignorance of the speaker as well as the current state of tension then prevalent in the.