.." Oh god, no!" suddenly burst from Alex's lips."What?" Peter asked."Peter, I know what dad is about to say. Don't you remember, dad had been gone fo... months and then we were taken to court that day? We met that nice old Judge in his chambers and he asked about Mum and Dad and how we got on with them. Gordon, Barry and Mother had warned us that Dad wanted us to go and live abroad somewhere with him. They told us that Dad only wanted us to go with him to spite Mother, they said we'd never get. All round the swimming pool everybody is naked. There are all shapes and sizes here but also some gorgeous people. The bar is doing a roaring trade and we are all waited upon by golden skinned men with nothing on and sporting huge erections. These Viagra fuelled boys are passing by me every few minutes with their erections bobbing up and down. The food is served by beautiful dark skinned girls who are all completely naked with delightful breasts and beautifully groomed pudenda. I am sitting at. Yes, if you want.” She shrugged.“Mrs Clarke recommended her.”“Fair enough. Not objecting.” She smiled. “I don’t really know her but from what I can find out I like her.”I smiled. “I’m giving you a veto on anyone. Except those I’ve already got, so anyone else.”“And don’t you forget it, buster,” she said with mock aggression, poking me in the ribs.“As if I could,” I laughed.I gave her the bracelet Mrs Clarke had suggested. “This was my Mum’s. It was one of her favourites. Would you like it?”She. " Mirth very briefly touched her lips, and died there. "She's not prone to telling stories." No, she's not." Jen agreed, still refusing to meet her mother's gaze. "We're both going out with him."From the thunderstruck expression on Mrs. Reed's face, Jahn guessed her ready to keel over, and he reached out to steady her elbow only to be completely ignored. Having raised two daughters on her own, surviving one husband and the other in prison, Mary Reed was made of far sterner stuff. No heart.