She leaned forward and impulsively kissed Tilly, a quick peck on the lips. Tilly’s smile broadened.Tilly opened the door to the car, took out a towe... from her bag, and spread it over the car seat. “This towel is to sit on, not to cover yourself. Understand me?”“Yes, Mistress.”Tilly handed Cat the key, “Then in you get, and off you go. I’ve got to get home, too!”Cat stepped forward, then quickly knelt down and kissed Tilly’s bare feet. She jumped up, smiling. Tilly smiled back at the girl,. On the second trip home Grant would take a lot of the non-essential uptimers with him. He would still arrive home much sooner than they had originally calculated, as those plans called for him to use the stage.An hour before sundown the three ships had successfully maneuvered through the Ocracoke Inlet and the two Schooners headed along the coastline to anchor off Beaufort Inlet. Victor’s Secret was leading the pair, as it had both radar and sonar to help keep the two out of trouble.The. “Harry might come over later to look at the lawn mower I’m trying to sell”, suddenly said Tom ‘I’ll probably see his wife tonight”, answered Margo without expecting an answer.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Harry announced his presence with a soft knock at the door of the back porch, as he usually did. It was hot and sticky. Both men were dressed in shorts and t-shirt. Without a word, they walked to the basement. Stepping back into the house, I closed the cave door, and carefully started pushing the rod into the area where the bricks were, in front of the catch release. Slowly but surely, I worked the rod in, out, and around until I’d pushed it through the bricks. Holding my breath, I pushed it further until it hit the release on the other side and the door swung open. Closing the door, I looked for the keyhole. While it was small, it was noticeable because of the different color of the brick from the.