Pity? Miranda blinked and it was gone, Grey’s features were once again calm, even friendly. ‘Now, none of that, mum,’ he soothed, ‘No one will...be taking your things or your … dignity.’ Miranda thought his voice sounded strained for the first time since she had met him as she approached the pair. The other woman laughed bitterly and gave a toothless smile, ‘Boy, you’re a fool: what dignity you think I have left?’ ‘Enough to matter!’ he snarled suddenly. Miranda jumped and the other woman almost. “Hello, please come in” Maddie said and she and Shella embraced “I am so glad to finally meet you Brian. I have heard a lot about you”.We all went into the lounge and three glasses of white wine were already on the coffee table. Shella and I sat on the couch and Maddie sat in a lounge chair opposite. When she sat down her shirt, already short, rode up and revealed her upper thighs. “Her ex-husband must have been a complete idiot” I thought “this woman is a total fox”. Shella and Maddie chatted. After I got through a few stories, I heard a knock on the door frame and a throat being cleared. I turned around to find a slightly nervous and slightly blushing repair man in the doorway to the room. His awkwardness was a little puzzling, but I thought nothing of it. “So… um… I replaced the defective part, but I did find another part that is going to fail pretty soon. It’s pretty fried…” “Wow, okay. Is that covered as well?” “Well… ah… no. It’s about $400… I can do it now, one of the. . you know. Robot. I grabbedhis wrists and stomped on his insole. I don't know how much milk Spothad lapped up as a pup, but it hurt. He pried one hand out of my graspand clobbered me--KLUNK!Spot froze up. He looked behind himself. There was Hayley, wieldingthe dented laptop like a club. Spot stared at her for a second......Then rubbed the back of his head. That hurt, you piece'a shit, hisexpression said."Run!!" I screamed. "Run, Hayley!!"Spot punched me again, and I toppled to the.