She had joined the group on Diane's third birthday, and it had been growing at a steady rate now for over twenty three years. FRIGID, as their enemies...had called them, was made up of mostly militant lesbians and abandoned mothers, like Anita. They were an ultra feminist group calling themselves "wyminists", who didn't like the term feminist, female or women because it had the name "men" or "male" in the title.Anita joined FRIGID because when she was 18 years old, she had married her high school. ?What do you suggest???Well, she’s had more schooling than any of the others, even if she didn’t make the most of it, so perhaps an office type work.?*****?Seems that I’ve got lumbered with you,? Master McCulloch grumbled when Betty entered his office. ?Make sure you’re here promptly at nine and I’ve told your overseer to set you light work from six to 8:30 and it’s not to be cleaning the latrines because I don’t want to smell disinfectant all day. You’ll still get the strap from me if you make. Melody and Jane seemed to snuggle up against each other and fall back into slumber, so I tossed on a pair of shorts and headed out to the kitchen. Beth was sitting at the table in one of my tee shirts and staring out the French doors into the backyard.I walked up behind her, kissed her on the top of her head, and asked, “So, how are you feeling this morning? Are you okay?”Beth snuggled back into my arms and sighed, “So is this what it feels like? To really be loved, to have someone give a shit. 2. Something of the Night About HimJanuary 2012. Houston, Berlin and the PadmoscovnyeA NocturneThe telephone rings.It is dark in Manfred Randolf’s bedroom but not completely. During the week he lives in the penthouse of the Randolf Corporation office tower and at night the lights of corporate Houston throw a constant dim glow into the room. Randolf turns over, reluctant to be disturbed. In his mind, there is a vague idea that his PA can be left to answer the ‘phone. But she does not answer.