At that Hannah felt a stab of guilt. Her son had a big night and she wasn't there to see it. She hadn't even known and had previously made plans to go...out later with Regina.What other moments had she been missing she wondered?But when the Chris turned on the light to the living room he jumped a mile as he caught his breath. No one expected her to be sitting quietly in the living room in the dark."Hey guys, how was the game?" asked Hannah quietly as everyone came to a stop and stared at her.She. “I had a feeling like Ron’s, but it was more maternal. Not protecting, but nurturing.”“Very good, Stephanie,” Denise nodded, “but did anyone have romantic feelings or overt sexual ones? Don’t be shy, no one will think less of you for that—this exercise is meant to be fairly intense.”No one thought their feelings were especially romantic, although there was certainly arousal for both boys and girls but it was a subdued kind of arousal. But they all agreed that the experience was life-altering. Later that evening at dinner I got the answer to my question: Sir Bornly was in a real snit. He was grumpy to everyone, and he even snapped at me a couple of times. By tomorrow, I was sure that he would regret that. After all, one does not speak sharply to anyone higher on the social list. I could not help laughing to myself.I took the time to visit several other estates, and they assured me that Sir Bornly was a bit of a bully and not really a threat as long as the rest of the neighborhood had. " Lauren had repeated those words a half-dozen times already, but he couldn't stop. The only relief he got was to massage it a bit.The drive was bizarre, as well. Henderson drove them in a large SUV filled with monitors and displays, blinking and steady lights over the dash and along the center console.He also drove through the darkness without headlights. The man wore goggles he claimed let him see 'just fine' in the dark. It was a bit frightening, especially when they encountered other.