”We dismissed the impromptu meeting and soon supper was being served. After supper we all waited for the TV to come on. Then Phil was on the screen....“Bob, I have some very good news tonight. Is Hentor there? If so please come up to the front, I have a surprise for you.”Hentor came up front with me and looked at me expectantly. I shrugged and said, “I don’t know.”Phil came back on with a young man and suddenly it dawned on me who he was. Hentor did a double take and cried out, “Hathor!”Hathor. To say that the sellers were willing to accept my offer if I could close by the end of the week. I was still sitting at the bank and reviewing the accounts with the bank manager, so he immediately set to work on getting the formal closing in the works, saying that with my current deposits he would be able to close the purchase by Friday, even if the main office gave him trouble over the loan.The firm handshake from the bank manager was pleasant, and I told Audrey to come to the bank so that we. He’s only been with the gang for two months, but he’s proved his worth, trouble is you always need a hors d'oeuvre before hand”“An hors d'oeuvre! What on earth do you mean by that?”“Believe me, you’ll have to have a starter, possibly Brian. Winston will never be able to enter you from a standstill, even I need that and I’ve had a few in my time!” Brenda chuckled.Even Brian was sceptic when Brenda rang to arrange their next meeting, but he’d no way turn Zoë down, a better fuck he couldn’t. Her eyes held within them a grim determination. I caught the movement of her arm and looked as her hand came level to me. Instinctively I held my hand out and Samantha placed the keys to her car in my hand and then she followed Red towards the barn and the cot I have in there. By the time Red had returned from the barn I had thrown a bucket of water over the spot that Samantha had peed. She stood and looked at the wet patch for a moment. ‘Please consider what you’re doing. You’re collecting.