..”Margo sighed ... and carefully controlled her gut reaction to mention of her step-son.“So,” she said, “what have you been doing, just sitti...g here in the dark?”“Yes, Madam-wife,” Kelly replied. “Just ... communing with the infinite Carol would say. In spite of everything she said, how hard she worked to convince us ... I was afraid we wouldn’t see her again ... not alive, anyway.”“Yes, had some of those thoughts myself,” Margo admitted. “I don’t understand her ... gifts ... and the ‘doctor’. The smirk on Anna's face turned to butterflies in her stomach. Joey's confidence had thrown her and suddenly out of the blue she found herself getting horny at the thought of kissing and potentially even fucking this complete stranger she had only started talking to on Tinder this morning. On one hand, she had been on several dates with Owen and at this stage, they were on the verge of getting into a relationship. But on the other hand, while Owen was kind, caring and sensitive, he was missing. “Jim, I guess I am not much of a friend. You were right, I should have taken time to listen in stead of considering my own agenda,” she said. I really wanted to blast her, to let her know she really was a piece of work, but I had been doing my own thinking. “Look, Jesse, maybe I jumped a little too quickly, I will see you after work and we will talk,” I said. She smiled, like I had just given her what she wanted to start with and drove off.Work that night was a real bitch; every drunk in town. Her mother came to see me, making a pretence of seeking a part time job for Harriet as a cleaner for me as she knew I lived alone. However her mother ended up pouring her heart out about Harriet and rather pointedly said that I "have a reputation" within the town. "For bringing naughty girls into line" I replied. She quietly replied "Yes...". I replied, just to make sure. "Even if that involves a smacked bottom?" to which the mother nodded.It was arranged that Harriet should have a part time.