”“Oh, is that right?”“Yep, I’m glad she brought you today. I’m glad I can explain it to you, face to face, mano-a-mano.”“Mano-a-mano i...plies I’m a man and therefore if she’s had me then she won’t need you.”“It’s just a saying, you know what I mean. There’s no point trying to outwit me, cleverer men than you have tried.”“And?”“And what?”“Cleverer men have tried to outwit you and…”“Failed of course.”“Hmmm”“What are you doing?”“Oh, sorry, just texting my wife.”“What are you saying? I hope you’re. I just got in mine without saying anything. Henry was turned away anyway. It was pretty embarrassing. We both had problems with the blouse until Mommy explained the buttons were on the other side, because they were girl’s clothes. Henry turned red, but put the blouse on. We sat down and put on our sandals and Mommy had us stand in front of her while she brushed our hair a little different.When we were finished, she said, “You all look adorable, this is great.” She snapped a couple of. Nor would she have food or drink until she finally released herself.Kelly looked again at the box of keys. There seemed to be thousands in there, but she knew that in reality, there were only a hundred. Which was hers would be pure guesswork now.The ropes and straps she would be using were on the table next to the keys. As was the hood. This she had bought from the internet. She had tried it on a few times, and knew that once it was on and her challenge had started, she would see nothing. I hope you are having your medical checkups done regularly," she said with concern in her voice. Karen had always had a caring side to her nature; trust her to catch onto the undercurrent of raw emotions."Hey, Dad, I hope you two haven't been squabbling over something like little c***dren," she continued. It had been a light-hearted remark, but Dawn straightened up sharply and stared at her daughter's back. She had the look of a deer caught in the glare of headlights. "Hey, look! It's that.