.. our plans, oopsie...”We all looked at each other suspiciously. Jess asked, “Your plans are what, Mom?”“Oops, well, hic, we might go somewhe...re else, since we can’t go with youse guys ... Just let us know when you’re leaving okay?”I flashed, “We will Aunt Iris, we hope to leave on the Monday after our wedding. I don’t know exactly what time we fly out yet. I’ll talk to Stan tomorrow and let you know, okay? Thanks for letting Jessica come with us.”Jessica was now bouncing around the patio,. Standing back up she looked at him in the face, ?You know what is about to come next David, and I am now going to take the gag from your mouth. You will then receive an undetermined amount of lashes of the horse whip, but I know that you won’t let me down.? She walked to the wall and lifted up the vicious looking implement, it was a thin two metre length of glass fibre with a two metre length of platted leather at the end. Then as she walked back to the front of David her assistant was removing. Am I just totally losing it?"Placing two Ibuprofen tablets and a mug of Marga's love in Henry's hands, while that mischievous little girl look crawled over her face, Alice said, "No, you're not losing it. The buffer just came up to full strength and is scheduled to last at least forty five minutes if not longer. Now go sit down and relax. I'll hold the fort for a bit."Even through the weariness, Alice could feel the 'thank you' radiating from Henry's soul, as he bent over and lightly kissed the. We parted and looked into each others eyes speaking volumes in a matter of seconds.I continued to hold her in my arm and said, “let’s go inside, I can start a fire.” so we went in and I turned on the gas logs and we sat on my couch and watched the fire for a little while. After a few minutes I turned her face to me and said, “You know as terrible as it sounds I thought of you a lot growing up. I watched you grow from a beautiful little girl to a sweet and beautiful teenager. I fantasized.