“Naughty boy!” She smacked his cheek gently then hugged him. “No, Daddy darling, you’ve relaxed her and made her feel wanted and welcome again... You’re special.”There was a slightly embarrassed silence on Peter’s part.“So,” Caroline went on, “you obviously put the police off for a while.”“Yes, until the day after tomorrow.”“Well done! Have you told her?”“No, she wouldn’t have been able to cope with it today and I think it will still be pretty tricky tomorrow but easier because she now knows. " Without even a word from Bonnie,I began to slowly grasp the situation as the pieces fell slowly intoplace. "Look, umm, I don't really think I'm right for this sort ofthing. I just uhh..." Again I trailed off, unable to find words atthis inexplicable turn of events."You are perfect for this sort of thing, actually. Also, you arecontractually obligated so the question of whether or not you thinkyou're right for this sort of thing isn't even relevant. Remove yourtowel and lie down here." . Did things to you?" Yes," she said. She took a breath, but then let it out without saying more. She still looked nervous."Can I ask what?" Again, Bob had to know."Let's just say he taught me everything I know about sex," she said.Bob blinked. It was pretty clear she knew a lot about sex. He reflected on that, and the things she'd already said."You used the word compensations," said Bob. "Under the circumstances, that seems like an odd word to use." I loved it," she said, in a rush. "I loved. Just so long as you don’t throw parties or anything crazy like that.”Devin’s chilly countenance thawed as the warmth of realization dawned on her. Maybe that whole ‘Out of control, it won’t happen again’ thing wasn’t for real. This whole time, she’d been freaking out because he didn’t love her, but now here he was trying to set up a way for her to visit!She looked up to see Phil unclipping a key from his key chain and presenting it to her. “What’dya say, paint whenever you want on the condition.