He was impatient to see Esterhazy. It had been six years since he'd seen the man, and even then Bren hadn't paid much attention to him. Carolina had d...iscounted Philip Esterhazy entirely as being nothing more than a overly pretty boy that had interested her brother for the moment.Could he really have killed Carolina? Sabotaged the Warlock? It didn't seem likely, given what he remembered of Esterhazy, but Sophia's paranoia wasn't faked. She genuinely believed herself to be in danger.If Esterhazy. When did this happen? How did this happen? Is it a boy or a girl? When is he going to be here? What are you going to name him?… you get the idea. Everyone was trying to speak at once as they began piling out of the pool. Four naked kids hugged themselves to us with an excitement that built by the moment. It really was one of the cooler moments that we have shared as a family. Kayko was the one who reeled in the excitement. Alright everyone, she said as she made a little distance between herself. Street walkers were sleeping--no business at this hour. Manny passed a few homeless people in the alleys. They might have been the few unemployed dregs of society or they might have been lookouts. Manny couldn't tell. Key West only arrested vagrants when they committed crimes, when someone lodged a complaint. It wasn't that nobody cared so much as capitallia's freedom of movement. As long as the vagrants didn't break Capitallia's laws, they were not molested by law enforcement.Manny passed his. Now we were playing a new game, it was a game of giving and receiving pain. Yeah, is all she could answer and it came out almost in a whimper. Why do I like being spanked, Papa? The same reason you like taking it down your throat or putting it up your ass. You like to feel the excitement of a little pain. It excites you and you love to be excited, I explained. Whether it was true or not, I didnt have the faintest idea, but my explanation sounded pretty good to me. Will you spank me some more,.