They assure me that they are also available if required and will fit in where needed and I have invited them to participate in whatever activities the... wish and can fit in. So, enjoy tomorrow.’ Vicki approached Emma and gave her a big hug. ‘Congratulations, sweetie, good to know I’m not the only one pregnant around here. Have you felt any morning sickness yet?’ asked Vicki. ‘Not yet, but I’m only a bare minimum that a pregnancy test can detect. Time for that although I hope I won’t have it.’. It was only whenhe released me from his grasp that I saw the rope. They held me betweenthem then as they slipped the slip knot over my wrists and pulled ittight. The slip knot was at one end of a short length of rope which had aloop on the other end, almost like a dog's lead.I was busy trying to figure out what was happening when the ropetightened and I was suddenly jerked to my feet."Cmon girl, we got to go, we got a tide to catch." He was grinningwidely, in fact when I glanced around me. Not knowing what else to do, I laid the boys on the top of the stone, hoping for something to happen. Then suddenly there was a flash of light that blinded me for a second. When my eyes readjusted, I was looking across the alter at a beautiful yet terrifying woman who told me, "You took a long time in getting here. Did not their mother tell you to hurry"?I could not even answer her, stunned as I was by her presence. She moved forward and lifted my sons off the alter, examining them. Holding. Which, isn’t totally terrible to be honest. And somehow that thought allowed me to look at him fully, noticing that as soon as I did, a slow smile crossed his features. Oh jeez. ‘So what’re you drinking?’ he wanted to know. ‘Rum and coke, same as you. I’m pretty sure I’m at my limit though. I’m Alyssa, Aly.’ ‘Marcus. It’s lame, not pretty like yours,’ he turned his gaze to the bartender and ordered two waters, polishing off his original drink and nudging one of the glasses my way, ‘So. New.