"Can't read?" he asked, seemingly not him, but his mammy, who just grunted. "See's you came at jus' the right time Mr Pike" she responded. "He'll be...eighteen in a day, an adult in the law, and he'd have to do this hisself, and you'd be pulling mule's teeth to get him to even hold the pen right, ain't that so, Barby" He flinched at the name, his schoolboy nickname they always used to taunt him. Fred raised an eyebrow but didn't say much. "Just as well you came jus when you did, so we can. I am nineteen. Does that scare you?" No. Why should it?"After Heather and Tara, a mere nineteen year old certainly won't intimidate me. This is getting interesting. Jeri is standing there licking her luscious moist looking lips. Smiling, she removes a notebook from her purse and gives me a slip of paper with her home number, her cell and the job number."My breaks are at eleven in the morning and three and five in the afternoon. You can call me at those times, if you like. I am usually home by. Kaito makes a note of her emerald eyes and leans in closer to her.He leans in, but Elinore pushes him away at the last moment. “Wait!”“What?” Kaito asks, stunned.“How dare you do that to My Lord! I should just let time resume and have that man have his way.”She falls to the ground and covers her face. “Kissing is something only for lovers. I ... even if I am sleeping with him, I don’t think I can kiss him just yet.”“Such an odd girl.” She says. “Are you sure this one will do My Lord? We could. He looked up surprised at Porquenta who was smiling at him indulgently. He thanked Porquenta telepathically after tasting the scrumptious pastry.“Porquenta, I would love to bring Robert my chef to meet you. He would be very interested in the beautiful pastries.” He drank his tea and overindulged in pastries while he heard the two old men gossiping like a pair of fish wives. He found it quite extraordinary the two such beings would chat about such trivial matters. He thought that in all.