Casey tried to plead his case in deep despair. At bestHe clung to the hope that springs eternal in each human breast;He thought perhaps he'd only get ... whack or two, but thatwas wishful thinking now 'twas clear the ladies were at the bat.For Mom was holding lipstick, while sister offered him a bra.And mom with phony cheerfulness said, "Welcome to the spa!"So upon poor stricken Casey melancholy came and sat,For there seemed but little chance of "him" surviving much of that.Then mom explained the. ”His nervous reply came stuttered as he looked from Tammy to Tawny and then to my eyes and said “Mr. Dawson, I, uhm, came by to make sure the bed was alright” and blushed at the obvious reason he had truly dropped by. I grinned down at him and said “It’s just what I needed Jake, I haven’t slept as well in a long time” and grinned knowingly towards my girl’s blushing cheeks. I wondered if he caught on, but went on “Well, I see the girls fixed you up with a soda, too bad you missed out on the. “Yeah, not now, Lara,” said one of the hosts. “We wanna get a move on.”“Oh ... Yes. Of course,” she said, somewhat disappointed.“I’ll take one,” I said, reaching for a mug and smiling at her.“Ohmygodohmygod! Is that you?! Mister Carstairs?!”Two drivers sighed audibly.“Ah, yes, well spotted.”She handed the tray to one of the drivers.“Can we take a selfie? Please?”“Lara! Not now!”“It will only take a second!” she said, as she produced a phone from her cleavage. “Please?”I nodded to the others and. Katy would keep coming in and much as I liked her, I got shirty at being interrupted. In turn, she reacted with anger and sulks. I didn't understand. Where have you heard that before?One evening, she just wasn't there."Where's Katy?" Mum asked. As if I should know!"I don't know," I shrugged, "I haven't seen her all evening." Well, you'd better go and find her. Supper's nearly ready."Well, she wasn't with the poultry, and I knew she hadn't been in the barn with the machinery as I'd just come.