Tom was almost disappointed but the chance to rest and restore his energy was a welcome respite. Finally high enough he began to strengthen the shield... around his home, though with Malamon as high as he could get them would just be a nuisance to him. Tom was so tired of the hide and seek game that Malamon was playing, Tom just wished that he'd come out in the open and fight, get this over with.Thinking about his plans Tom thought it was just about time to get the ball rolling. Talinda's eyes. I'm a freelancer,"Robert said sleepily, eyes half-lidded,"I don'thave to work any tomorrow I don't want to."He raised his glass to toast his statement, drained it, then sloucheddeeper into the couch."Unless you want to pay bills," Arthur laughed."Yeah... That's true... I still have tooo..," Robert's head tipped slowlybackwards to rest on the couch cushion. His glass began to slip from hisnerveless fingers but, Arthur caught it and placed it on a coaster. Onthe couch, Robert was snoring. We walked over to an arc of seats: two kerosene tins, some rocks, a few stumps. "Emmy! Four teas!" Tom cried."Not too sweet for me, please," I said.A lubra brought three tin cups and an enameled mug and a bark dish of quandongs and some other snacks."Thank you," I said. We four sat quietly for a moment. I looked at Tom. "Why are you here?" Shouldn't you ask my parents?" Not funny. You came here with intent some months ago." True. It's a story. I went to the TAFE in Bourke and then Sturt in. She did it to me. She took my cock out in the car and ... and ... I was driving. It was difficult to stop her."Sarah and Laura laughed."Yeah, right, Dad!" she said sarcastically. "Poor you, you couldn't stop little Laura from jerking you off into her hand ..."... And then drinking it, I recalled. It was true, I could have stopped her but it all seemed to happen so quickly.Sarah shook her head, disapprovingly.I looked to Laura, who blushed and bit her lip, looking at me with the same.