Jill drove Dave out to the airport dropping him at the entrance, rather than parking the car, as they were running a little bit late, but plenty of ti...e really, seeing he didn't have to check in his luggage.Dave's flight departed right on time at 10:10 am, taking him to Perth where it arrived just before 1 pm. He had brought a book of Sudoku plus a pencil and eraser as well as a paperback novel, the latest Pappyok story, which he had picked up in Broome. He managed to pass away the time reading. "I did as he told me and the man reached my head, pulling me down and I wasn't going to be able to take all of him, so it sort of annoyed me. He was forcing me and I shrugged every now and then, jerking my head to let him know I didn't like it, but he didn't care, or maybe he didn't even notice. He just kept his fingers in my hair, nodding and breathing through his nose. He stayed reasonably quiet anyway and I tried to be, except for a soft sucking sound every now and then, or a sharp little. Seeing his teachers in their short tight skirts got him so worked up he had to go the restroom several times a day to fill wads of toilet paper.Overcome with shame at what he was doing, one night when Mommy came to his bed, Nick confessed everything. Rather than being mad, Mommy just kissed him and said she knew what he was doing. "That means its working," she smiled. Nick asked and Mommy explained that she was giving him some "special vitamins and things" to help him grow up faster because. He was determined to turn this into a good night to end a hard day oflabour and no mistake.8In London, Burt was curled in a chair beside the fire in her bedroom whena light tap at the door disturbed her from her reading. She quicklychecked herself then said, "Enter."The upstairs maid came in, curtseyed and approached. "Beggin your pardonm'lady. A messenger just brought you this." She handed Burt an envelopethen curtseyed again and withdrew.Burt fingered the Hurley seal on the back of the.