‘So you have been talking shit about Chris,’ said Shaun. ‘That’s right,’ Peter confirmed, a crowd was gathering, so he wasn’t going to bac... down anytime soon. ‘So go on, then,’ Shaun invited. ‘What have you got to say? What is it about my sister with which you take issue?’ ‘Go on,’ he told Peter, using only his eyes. ‘I dare you. I dare you to say it to my face. I fucking DARE you.’ Shaun’s unspoken message was not lost on Peter. He paused, only momentarily, Shaun had always had a dangerous air. Ann and I will just have to follow Bennett and Hudnut around to see what happens. There was no way to push things too hard, because we really needed to let the discovery of the missing money come in its own natural time. We don't want to spoil things by getting too over anxious.Wait a minute, let's make use of some of that glorious technology that the Organization has. It seems to me that we can save ourselves a lot of aggravation if we put camera monitors in as many places around Bennett and. . your skirt, then ... " he hesitated again.Hearing the change in perspective, towards her, Lena's heart thumped against her chest. "Keep going, Andy. It's getting interesting. And then ... ?" she winked."Then I'd pull YOUR knickers down and ... and ... " Andy restrained himself once again, but then forced the description out." ... and I'd take hold of your bottom and stick it in."Lena knew what he wanted to say but she had to hear the words. "Stick what in, Andy?" My cock," he said finally.. There are some close family members who would be sad to hear of your death, but they would move on. Your life hasn’t been particularly fulfilling, but you suppose that’s just how the world works. You think back to the introductory passage of the book.“‘A luxurious kingdom your world could never hope to grant’, huh?” you roll the phrase out on your tongue a few times, seeing how it sounds. Sounds too good to be true, one hell of a gamble.Silence.“Fuck it.” You stand up and recite the words out.