Even after manually dialing the number, he still ended up connected to “The Manhole Chatline.”After their second shower, Stephanie faced the bathr...om sink while Jason combed the tangles from her hair. He’d asked, insisted actually, to undo her braids. The tight curls left behind made her hair appear fuller than ever. “Do you like my hair this way?” she asked and peeked at Jason’s reflection in the mirror. They’d only done it three times, and her head swam whenever they made eye contact. His. Come on." She took two steaming mugs through to the living room while I followed, admiring the sight of her pert young bottom as she walked, and wondering if she was wearing any knickers under there. I plopped down on the sofa while Martina took a seat on the thick rug opposite, and began clearing things out of the way. I took a sip of the coffee. She hadn't been kidding. It was really strong."Come here," she said, patting the rug next to her. "What?" "Come here, dumbo. You can't do yoga on the. With a hostile look the girl who Tom guessed was a few years younger than he, sourly replied, "What do you want?" Just thought you might like a bit of company miss. You've been sitting here alone for a while." Piss off." Charming!" You talk funny." Is that why you told me to piss off?" No. No one ever comes to talk to me. They look the other way." Are you one of the family?" What's it to you? Why are you here anyway? You gate-crashing?" No, I'm not gate-crashing. I'm a friend of Chuck's from. ”“Sunny, you take good care of my son, you’ll be MY daughter. Ask Carl’s sister. We love our kids...”“Carl’s sister!” I spat. “We need to call ‘er too...”“He hasn’t told HER?”“No, ma’am.” My mind worked. “D’you have her number?”“Sure I do. I’ll text it to you.”“Thank you.”“Her name’s Carla...”“I know. He DID tell me that. Don’t know why he hadn’t called ‘er.”“Sometimes he’s clueless,” she said.I giggled. “Sometimes, but sometimes he’s so utterly charming, too. And smart. And kind.”“And loves a.