." Ah'm jes gonna help 'em get back on their feet, boy," Seamus assured."'sides...gotta return ol' Ryan's favor. Ye just mind th' bar out herein ladyl...nd."Riley had to chuckle at the 'ladyland' nickname Seamus had given toBullchester. It wasn't too far from the truth, either, given the changein atmosphere since Julia Stroud became the city's Mayoress. "I'll keepthe taps pourin', Pop."Seamus nodded, smiling as he tapped affectionately at his shoulder."Good lad." Ye run into any kinda problem. Dont try to run away, dont make a noise or youre dead. I freeze. The coldness is removed from my neck and put on my shoulders. I hear the rip of fabric and feel the coldness on my other shoulder. Its a knife. Its a knife and hes cutting my bathing suit off me. The remains of the fabric from the top fall to the sand and a tear escapes from my eye. I feel the coldness on each side of my hips and then the warm breeze caressing my ass. Im naked in front of this man. A hand is placed on my back and. What kind of food do you like? That Indian over there looks nice. Do you like Indian?”I didn’t answer. I didn’t need to. Zoe was already walking us determinedly towards the restaurant and I was following, trying to lean closer to share a bit of protection from her umbrella.The Indian restaurant was nice. It was Friday evening, and although we were quite early it wasn’t completely empty. The waiter looked at us a bit reluctantly- this wasn’t really a scruffy pauper kinda place. “A table for. After soaking for several minutes longer than necessary he turned the water off and got out. In the kitchen he took meat from the freezer and prepared vegetables to cook later when it was closer to mealtime. If he was home from work before ‘Tanaya he done the vegies ready for her to cook knowing she appreciated his help even if she refused to let him cook the meal. Grabbing a cold can of beer he headed to the lounge room to watch tv and relax, hoping his back and shoulders would ease their.