He put the glass in front of her and leaned against the counter. ”And what does this little lady do here all alone?””Just out for a drink.” Av...ril replied. -”Why?” The man behind the bar smiled. ”I just thought your kind would prefer something with a little more class?” ”Not tonight. I felt like trying something new.” said Avril. Jack raised his eyebrows but said nothing. Avril looked out across the room. The rumor seemed true, this was hardly the pillars of society. Closest to her at the bar. She told me that, whilst they wouldnever say anything directly to me, both Mum and Dad were hurt that I hadn'tbeen home to see them in Scarborough since before the summer holidays. I hadalready explained to Madeleine why Gavin and I had chosen to go to hisparents in Shrewsbury for our summer break and she fully understood andsupported our decision."I just think you need to find a way to see them," she said. "You know theywill support your chosen life-style, even though they cannot understand. “Among other things.”“That’a girl.” I smiled back. She gave me a furtive look. “I’m sure Yavara has made good use of you, Commander.” “Once, but I can no longer fill that role. I can’t fill anything anymore.” She raised her brows. “That’s… intriguing.” “Intriguing.” I laughed, “Yes, I’m quite the curiosity. When I was commander of the vaunted Ranger Corps, I didn’t get half as much attention as I do now for simply having d-cups.”“D-cups? Lucky you.” “Lucky me.” “You have my empathy, but not my. Fortunately an adjoining office suite had become vacant on their floor of the building, and the immediate concern was to acquire it and join the two together.Life became very busy for the two of them, and fortunately the expansion activity coincided with one of the brief slacker periods in the financial year when most of the accounting was routine and unhurried, capable of being handled by any of the staff.For Vicky and Brendan there was a more remote preparation for their wedding in April.