I initially thought it was to carry on the conversation and in some respects I was right, but then realised that Veronica had manoeuvred me to a posit...ion where I was obliged to take her home and after a few odd hints wondered where this might lead.We saw Vonnie off through the barriers and I escorted Veronica back to the car. Once in the car I drove off in silence for a few minutes, a pensive silence that became more obvious as the minutes went by."Tell me, John. How are you and Jan doing these. ”“Where?”“Kobekistan, where she comes from.”Gwenllian sighed resignedly, “And how do we get there? Flying costs money and we could hardly walk there, now could we?”Nicola decided that part of the truth would be better than all of it.“Mam, I told you. Her da is rich, and he calls her Princess. If she wants her friends there he’ll pay for the air tickets. Anyway I said yes, and we have to be at Cardiff Airport by half past ten tomorrow morning. We’ll be gone for a few days.”Actually Sharifa had. Finally he intended to ensure that she was prostituted thoroughly in the new one-woman brothel. Furthermore the Emir intimated that after a while he would buy her back, especially if she became pregnant in the process.In order to achieve the Emir's desires, Ramzy El-Najjar would be furnished with effectively unlimited sums of money, and a cover story was concocted to explain his sudden wealth. It never occurred to him to ask if she was willing to participated in this scheme; after all she was. They didn’thave any kids yet, as the always added, and seemed to be a happy couple. Debwasn’t a flirt or a tease but always looked good. I invited Deb to sit and went and got the baby. After changing and feeding her I handedher to Deb to help with her baby jones. I went and made some tea for us. When Iwent back into the living room the baby was asleep in Deb’s arms so I put herto bed. I went back in and we chatted as we drank our tea. I was wearing pajamabottoms and a t shirt,.