“Good girl. I’m sure all the fun has made you hungry, let’s get you something to eat.” She returned to the counter Mara was leaning on, Lisa t...ailing behind. She accepted a pair of bowls that Mara slipped her from behind the counter. One was filled with water, the other with what looked like dog food, but smelled distinctly like a quality burger. It was a specialty product they sold small amounts of, and came in several varieties. Completely safe for human dietary needs, but appearing on the. .."My dad had set up a safe house not too far from here just forsituations like this and anything else related to the family business.It was an emergency meeting place in case our house was evercompromised...and if this didn't count I didn't know what did. Thatwas where I had to go, though unfortunately it was two miles away.The walk to the safe house was the longest and most miserable twomiles of my life. I was damp and filthy from spending hours in thehole, not to mention cold as well. Add. The brown house was set well back from the road and the gravel driveway made a distinctive crunching sound as the Pontiac made it’s way toward it. As the car came to rest she saw Uncle Jack walking towards them from the direction of the front porch.?There she is!!! He said as she exited the car.?And look at you!! Jack stepped back and took a good long look. Why you look just like you mother did when I first met her!? Tracey couldn’t help but notice that his eyes spent a long time looking at her. ‘I should thank you,’ Ashley replied, with a warm laugh, ‘it was you who found Jacqui, and got us all that fun today! Thanks for letting me come along.’Christina grinned back at her, and then said with sincerity: ‘It wouldn’t have been the same without you – in fact, I think I would have been too scared to go on my own.’ Then the pink-clad poppet leant across and kissed the young woman fondly for a moment, before asking brightly:‘So – when can I see you again?’Ashley was thrilled – she hadn’t.