On arrival at the hotel they made their way to the rooms and settled in. Shortly afterwards Lucy had a shower and she was walking around the room nake..., and then sat on the very Soft bed There was a knock on the door and without waiting the door opened and the grooms father entered. He was stunned by the beauty and assumed it was a schoolgirl with the sultry looks and lovely curved body. Her husband started to speak by LLucy stood and told him to shut up.. ”“Of course. That would make sense. The nuts I ate came from the wild wood. The one you ate, from the grandfather tree in the Forest. But every Family has a tree.”“Karen, my love, are you still feeling ... um ... drunk?”“Yes. No. It’s different than that. I’m still feeling connected. I’m not completely certain what is real and what isn’t. I look around and see my study at home and then I blink my eyes and see the hospital. You ... were a little drunk when you ate a nut, too,” she said.“I didn’t. Master’s decided to have an impromptu entertainment.’ I looked up at him questioningly and he shook his head. ‘You’ll find out soon enough, Annie.’ He attached my collar to a lead connected to the foot of Master’s bed. A large cushion of brushedsuede sat there, with a flannel blanket folded neatly at one end. My bed, I assumed. I crawled up on it and pulled the blanket over me as Tristan silently left the room. I don’t even remember my head hitting the cushion, but I awoke to a darkened room. She left me for a while then came back all smiles."Four bedroom house, just out of town, you pay all utility bills, your own council tax, keep the house and garden maintained and pending Charlotte's approval you can have it for six months. You will be house sitting. We go to see Charlotte on Monday at 10. Oh I nearly forgot to tell you Gary is off to Turkey a day early so we can see each other on Monday."I called the waiter and asked for the bill. He told me that everything was taken care of..