I passed on working the Ren Faire this year because I had cross country practice every day. So, once again, we were spread out. They’d spend ten day... down there and be back in time for school to start on the sixteenth.That left just Donna, Beca, Emily, Nanette, and me in town. Beca moved in with us. Her mom had decided not to return to Thailand for the summer session this year but was talking about moving there long-term when Beca started her service.It seemed like if I wasn’t running, I was. ?Well, I see you like the food, my little pet.? Beth stood up quickly and turned, looking at Jill as she walked into the room. Jill had on riding breeches and a riding coat, and carried a crop clipped to her belt. Beth slowly nodded her head, and watched as Jill had a seat on the bed Beth had been on moments before. ?I think its time we leveled with one another, don’t you, dear? I’ll go first. I run a special service for the residents of the County here, namely in providing pets for. With this target in view we set to with a vengeance tackling the last remaining problems. There was one more little incident, which made us realise just how urgent it was for Jenny and Vee to receive their arms, and it involved the older children.The incident occurred a month or so after my parents had left. Jenny and Vee were at a loose end one afternoon and each casually reading a novel whilst sitting in the orchard. One of the advantages to being centaurs was that they could sit on the damp. The attorney Maggie works for has no idea. All of them say it’s weird. And I want to be clear that I made no promises to her that I broke. And to be completely honest, I was actually concerned about keeping a promise I made.”I explained to Father everything that happened with Maggie and her parents, and that I had told her I wasn’t going to make any permanent commitments before she and I had a chance to get to know each other.“She knew I was dating,” I continued, “though she didn’t know any.