Casio remembers the favors I laid upon him and his family. He always does his best to see to it that the finest meats and wines are at my disposal. Le... us go now. I'm hungry as well."Off we went to the building that had been commandeered as our headquarters. It was quite a site. Surrounded by high walls the courtyard and main building were almost as big as my home in Nottingham. The stables were in back against the west wall. I knew the best mounts would be kept there. I made note to go there. “What did you call me?”“You heard me, watch your ass or it’ll be failing my class.”She barely got the words out when I moved on her. She may be the teacher, but her petite frame was shadowed by my large physique. She knew it, too. I could see it in her eyes. At first I thought it was fear, but quickly realized what it was: excitement.I grabbed her by the nape of the neck with perhaps a little more force than I should have, but not enough that it would have hurt. Just enough to let her know what. “Uh, look, don’t be pissed at me. OK?”Phil glanced over at Hailey’s ominous words.“Bonnie is playing the spy,” she said. “She’s convinced DeeDee that she’s worried that you’ll boot her to the curb when you take over – or convince Beth to do it sooner. She’s playing on the little tiff you two had a few years ago.”“I was 14 years old!” Phil said loudly, shaking his head. “She left me to walk like three miles home because she wouldn’t let me talk to Mom. What did she think I was going to do? I. " I just want to talk to you," she said plaintively. "Please?" Gimme a minute and meet me by my Jeep," I replied. "You know which one?"She nodded and quickly walked to the door. She hadn't looked over her shoulder and she wasn't giggling. I went to the bathroom and peed, then stuck a few folds of toilet paper between my legs. No sense ruining the skirt.I opened the doors and she got into the Jeep. Before she could say anything, I started it up and drove around the corner. I backed in between.