I replied,” no, in fact I was early but you two were busy in the lounge, so I went quietly to bed”. They both went red and got all embarrassed, so... in a joking, flirting way I said “I was going to come in and join you to see if I could get lucky, but didn’t think you would want me too”. Marcus immediately said, “You should have done” with a big grin on his face. I told him I was too much women for him and besides I was old enough to be his mother, and I wouldn’t do that to Kate. Kate then added. ‘I know why you are on this ship. The king and I have shared correspondence, and he has informed me of your situation. He has agreed to release your parents and grant them diplomatic immunity, provided they leave the country and never return. As we speak, they are on a boat to the new world to start a new life.’ Evelyn’s heart race with joy as she heard the news and tears began to well in her eyes. ‘However, there is a price to pay. In exchange for your parents freedom, you shall no longer have. And I did as well. We’re all trying to get over it. Some of us just learn a lot slower than the others.”“You?” Abbie asked.I nodded, “You met me at a point where I had more or less made a big leap forward. Before that? I was a complete and total mess.”“But you have a college degree, earned a black belt, and started a successful business!”“And he was perhaps the dumbest of ‘dumb boys’ on the planet,” Stephenie added. “As his friend Katt used to say, he was a «jävla idiot»!”“Which. You heard Malcom’s name. He hasn’t bothered to tell me the name of his lackey, and I care not a whit.”When both Monty and Charles motioned, she plopped down between Sarah and Autumn, ignoring Malcom, who glared and stomped over to another table. Before there was a chance for conversation to start, a harried looking woman entered the common room and glanced around. Seeing her new companions turn to look, Ayesha followed and said, “Oh, it’s AlvaBeth,” and she motioned the newcomer to join.