? ? Patty was cryingas she held her left hand with her right one. ? ?So. You lied tome when you told me you would give me anything if I didn?t harm y...u.? ?? Patty kept cryinghysterically as she starred at Mistress Diana and knew she was waiting for therings and finally started to wiggle them off her finger. Patty put the rings upto her mouth and kissed them and griped the rings tight before handing them toMistress Diana. ? She kept crying asMistress Diana examined them and gave them to the. She paused and asked if I could have it in my heart to sleep with Lou. Give him some pleasure. I was kind of confused. sleep with my neighbor? sleep with someone almost 90? What if I killed him?Nan teared up and I just had to say yes. She was my friend.Nan called Lou into the room and asked him to make us some cocktails. He did as told and brought back icy glasses of scotch. We all drank, listening to the music. We talked and Lou began warming up. On our second round of drinks, Nan. It's something I should have done before, I know, but please talk to me." I don't want you anywhere near that man," Joseph said firmly and Charlotte opened the door for Katherine and then Matthew."You got five minutes," Charlotte warned.Katherine was shocked and, checking that baby Evie was asleep in the pram, left her in the hallway as she walked into the room. Matthew sat opposite her on a chair, Joseph glaring at him and standing behind him, leaning against the wall.Matthew glanced at him,. He warned Roger that bears would often be seen around the area. Roger knew that bears are solitary animals and didn't like being around humans and even avoided other bears except at mating time or when the mothers were with cubs. If the bear smelled food, its fear of humans would take a back seat and the bear would do whatever it took to get the food.Roger put on his down jacket and went out on the porch. The air had a chill to it and he knew that it would be below freezing after the sun went.