"Anna, just remember that there are somepeople coming today who really can't find out, or we'd be in a lot oftrouble."The woman laughed at that. "oh, ... think we'd have a lot of explaining to doif anyone found out. But don't worry, I won't say a word. He'll be treatedjust like Ellie's other friends, how's that?" And then she rubbed the topof my head, leaving me feeling about two foot tall.The woman led me back downstairs and into the garden, where I spotted Ellieand Amy straight away. Ellie was. The big difference now, in addition to Jordan and I sleeping in ‘our’ bed, was that Jordan wanted to do more than just look after feeding Maxie and helping do the occasional job. Now she wanted to be my partner and do things like cook. She was an apt student and she was soon exploring different recipes. Occasionally we had an ‘interesting’ meal and once something that looked and tasted like some sort of ‘science experiment’, but for the most part, she was turning out to be a very good cook.Her. They entered, but after a few steps, he stopped and let her take in the room. Beth smiled at what she saw. Along the back wall was a four-poster bed flanked by night tables. At the foot of the bed was a seaman’s locker chest. Beside the door was a large wardrobe. Opposite was a window. The interior shutters were open and folded against the wall. In front of the window was a desk with a leather chair. “And how are these for accommodations, Madame?” he asked.“Much better than the weather. "She should be finished by now, I'll give the kitchen a call." Thanks."A short while later, Tori came out to join them."Hi, guys. I thought you'd be making time at the Marina." It's no fun, anymore," said Mandy. "There's a new crowd that hangs out there now and they're making us feel icky." What do you mean?" Well, the guys are all wearing board shorts ... nobody does that anymore and they're always staring at us as if we were slugs or something. You know ... like we were gross but fascinating..