There was a whisper of a smile from Annette."Pleased to meet you, Mr Hoddinot!" she said and then looked down at her feet."And I you, Annette. All set..." turning to Deborah."Yup!"Off they set, the dogs leading and Annette walking a couple of yards in front of the adults. They walked down the hill and started up the other side. Suddenly Annette ran ahead to the start of a hedgerow that was white with blossom."Look, Mum!" she said excitedly as Richard and Deborah caught up. "Hawthorn! Isn't it. Jimmy's Dad, Will, had excused himself from the swim party and had gone out with his golf buddies. He would probably be gone for the entire day as he always seemed to do whenever he didn't want to be bothered leaving all the work on Dawn's beautiful shoulders.Dawn was stuck by the size of some of the players. She'd seen them at the games but had no idea how large they were until now that she could see them in their swim suits. The young players were quite muscular and well developed. At thirty. "Good lord Brighton! Put it away... What a sight for a chap to awaken to."Brighton glanced down, his right hand cupped his 'crown jewels' and returned them to the inside of his britches. "Sorry Holmes, I forgot I was in a state of dis-array." Apology accepted, if you can just assist me in getting out of this damnable chair..."Holmes stood staring down at Burgabiter, contempt distorting his normally handsome face. He swung his head and steadied his gaze on Brighton. "My thanks to you Hove, I. "Well, Sarah and I are smart enough to know that Adam will choose you if it comes to a contest," Allie said."Adam doesn't know that," he put in.Sarah looked at him sadly."You should know that," she said. "You barely know us."He nodded."But I barely know Shelly either," he said. "I care about the person I've seen in that body for the past few months. I'll admit that. I'm protective of her, probably over-protective. She is changing not by the week or month or even by the day. Shelly is changing.