So did the girls. But I don't think any of them were more surprised than me.Peter glanced over at his sisters, then looked back at me and nodded.We wa...ked back to our trailer. Traci wasn't in the living room, so I lead Peter down the hall to her door. I stopped and looked back at the kid."You know Peter, I can make you be here. I can make you hear what she has to say. But I can't make you listen. But as long as you're here, you might want to consider it."Peter looked stubborn as I knocked on. As I spoke a new official approached and stood watching. He was tall and quite heavily built, I reckoned 6' 2", about 4" taller than me. Apart from his height, the striking thing about him was that he was so immaculate, as if he had just put on his uniform freshly starched. His skin was not just 'black', it was the deep Black of Ebony stone. All the other staff tended to scruffy with hats pushed to the back of heads and ties at half mast so he was in complete contrast. His hair was cut short. Iturn around and the twins are passed out on the bed. That's the thingabout seven year olds, they run around like a spring driven toy, butonce it unwinds, whammy, out like a light. Delilah is nodding off, Iput her in the center. Mistress V excuses herself to take PrincessAntiope out for a leak, but I know she also wants to vape.That leaves Abby and I. "Mother, can we look around?" asks Abigail."Sure, if you find any pot, it isn't mine. Some friend left it there." Sounds legit. “In the sense that fornication is a sin, yes. But that’s not the problem here.”“I think it is.”“The only way I can defeat your argument is to reveal confidences and discuss my other relationships. And that’s simply not something I’m going to do. That goes right back to the same argument we had on our way to McKinley that Saturday morning. I haven’t changed my mind on the topic beyond what I told you when you came to see me a month ago. At this point, all I can say is take your time and think.