The next few days were strange. I had internal battles with myself over that happened with Mark. I'm his mother, and he is my own Forteen year old son.... I knew what I let him do was wrong; as it was for me to have found pleasure in it. But, one thing I can't hide is the fact that I enjoyed it and he did also. Thursday evening, Mark asked if I would like to go to the movies again. I started to tell him no, but, I couldn't get those words out of my mouth. Instead, I told him that would be nice and. I employed my friends and raised the square on piles of stone at each corner, leaving the hole we had dug for the mould underneath. Using the pieces of wood that were still burning, we built a fire under the clay 'pan' and used skins to fill the pan with sea water."Two of you need to remain with the pan and take turns at tending the fire and filling the pan with fresh sea water when the level drops low." I said to them. "The water must be kept boiling and I expect you to add at least forty. We parked a distance from the beach as it was only accessible by 4 wheel drive. So hand in hand we started our trek along the sandy access road. The sand was deep and it was hard going but lucky not far into the walk a man in a 4 wheel drive that was passing by stopped and offered us a lift. Well to our surprise he was extremely friendly and told us all about the beach and what went on in the sand dunes. He drove onto the beach and parked this 4 wheel drive to the south end and explained that. It's the best way to handle expensive lingerie.”“He… er… helps a lot around the house now, then, does he?” I said, eyebrows raised.This had long been a standing point of contention between them, I knew. But I couldguess what sort of answer was coming. And sure enough…Sue smiled.“You could say that! Let's see… his day starts at six. I like him up by then, as he doeshave a lot to do. His first chore is scrubbing the kitchen floor. Breakfast is served atseven sharp in the morning room on weekdays;.
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