Was I stunned? Oh, yeah. Our light, breezy banter in the room took a more personal turn that required private messaging. She revealed that, aside from...my courteous, non-threatening manner, there were "little things" I had mentioned in passing about myself that had intrigued her. I hadn't remembered saying anything definitive about myself. In fact, I avoided doing so. The room was fun enough, but I thought it best if the people in it did not know I really was rich (I was blessed with being born. There is a balance of power that exists in every relationship. If you want us to be together, then it has to include Tay. Like I would have hoped that being best friends Tahlia might understand what you mean to me, what we mean to each other. But that’s a talk I need to have with her more privately, for now she needs to prove her point that there’s always a balance.’‘That’s total bullshit Den. Why don’t you just tell her to fuck off?’Tahlia actually laughed at my daughter’s feisty response,. The week ahead was training and maintenance work. They had to learn everything about handling the kids and learn all the wilderness skills they would be teaching the tots. They role-played dealing with fights, homesickness, and injuries. They learned mouth-to-mouth and CPR. (When Cassie was blowing into the dummy’s mouth, Annie was riveted.) At the archery range, Annie’s bolt went wild and nearly hit Shorter Mitch, whose name turned out to be Jason. (Annie was banned from the range.). At least I was sitting in the back with Julie, and we would be able to hold hands all the way.Dad did make me physically check that I had the directions to my new lodgings and what he called my ‘joining instructions’ before he started the car; he grinned as he said that it was a long enough journey without having to turn round after thirty miles because I’d forgotten something vital!While I had my branny spanker new briefcase open, Mum slipped me a little plastic pouch of 10p coins.“You do.