But the debt belonged to Leo Gomez. Federici had crossed the line when he authorized his agents to threaten harm to Janet and Lila. He had perhaps sea...ed his doom when he authorized them to stalk and potentially abduct and rape the Conroy women.Marcus has a soft spot for women in peril. I think it is part of a hero fantasy in his head. I'm no psychiatrist — although I am certain that I could use the services of a dozen or more — but I suspected it was because his mother was killed by his father. I let her enjoy herself, grabbing the gear and sitting down to suit up. Just as I was pulling my chest pads on Sarah sat up. “Feeling better babe?”“I guess that was what you owed me?” She asked smiling. “Oh and this is for luck.” She said pulling off her soaked thong and stuffing it into my chest gear. I laughed, got up walked to the middle of the room and began my stretches. Sarah sat on the bench until I heard the team start to come out on the ice. I told her to go watch, she told me she. Donna went to the toilet and I said to Paula "Don't you date" and she said "No men are selfish I have no time for them".Charming I thought. When Donna came back in the room she said to me "More drinks darling", as I went to get them, Donna winked at me. A few minutes later I returned with more drinks, Donna and Paula were sat next to each other, as they talked donna was running her hand up and down Paula's arm. Suddenly Paula stopped talking and looked at Donna, smiled, leaned in and kissed. She has never seen anyone added.Now she has. As Ninay is added, her place in the conversations and in the functioning of the family has changed. She doesn't want to spend time away from the family as she had before. Now she is inward looking, more considerate of the feelings of others at the table and more careful in teasing and speech in general.And now Muriel sees a seventeen year old who is going to school in the US, who has US friends and who actually seems to be happy in my bed. Plus Ninay.