"That's good; you two haven't seen one another in a while. What did thetwo of you talk about?"I could tell that Kaylee wasn't pleased. "School mostly,...people we usedto know where they are now, things like that. We also talked a littleabout her divorce. Although she doesn't show it, I could tell that sheisn't taking it well." How very perceptive of you." Her voice dripped with sarcasm. Where didthat come from? Was she angry with me? Before I could say anything else,Kaylee said, "You know Tabitha. When we returned to the house I took the bag and went up to the shop. I used a shop freezer to freeze the bag and the rats inside before dumping them out. I started cutting heads off and skinning the rats before cleaning them. I let Tiger take the small skins to clean them as I defrosted the bodies and took them down to the stasis cabinet.It was a week before we left, Alex had another bird bat and Jade had three, the other girls each got a couple, one of mom's had hatched her eggs. While we had. Right down to fastidiously applied make-up, perfectly coordinatedaccessories, a saucy hairstyle, even expertly manicured and paintednails! It's scenarios like those which can take him hours! And, as youmight imagine, the ones he really, really loves acting out. And theones I've spent countless hours enjoying late into the night when I'mall cuddled up in bed. The little darling is so hooked he's even gottenin the habit of pilfering one of my pretty nighties from the dirtylaundry hamper to. Okay? But I'm not your boyfriend; you're right about that. And it probably wouldn't be a good idea anyway, if we did it a lot. Do I want to have sex with you? Oh yeah!" We both grinned."I don't want to control your life, I don't want to monopolize your life. It's not up to me who you go with, nor who you see, nor what you do when you see them. I want a place in your life, but I don't want to control you; I'm not mom or dad. You are the one who makes the decisions." I grinned. "Of course, as mom.