.. a lot more.''We are reasonable people. By all means tell Celia; you have to. Tellwhoever need to, so long as you trust them. Do whatever you have t...o doto meet our demands and keep your daughter and her friend safe. Youare going to need some help to get what we want.''We need you to stay calm Adele. You and Celia need to go aboutbusiness as usual; if fact it's imperative. Both of you MUST keepworking your cases, that is essential. You will find out why later.''We will be in touch soon with. " Christine..." Ron began, but couldn't think of anything else to say as he desperately searched for any excuse to stop his sister from digging deeper into the box.Christine pulled out the manila folder and the copies of Playboy, tossing the latter onto the table in front of her with raised eyebrows. She opened the folder, exposing the revealing photos of her, and then responded with mock shock at the sight of the panties, Vaseline, and the journal in Ron's hand in the bottom.Ron stood up and. Alice snapped her fingers in Eloise’s face, which caused the slightly slack-jawed and wide-eyed girl to rattle her head side-to-side and then tear her attention away from what was below their skirts.“.. right.” Alice began with a knowing smile. “When we do that, and tell you to, for instance,” she paused to bring either of her hands into the air and accent her sardonically-delivered phrase with air quotes “‘get the fuck on your knees, whore,’ you’d probably do it. That’s why you made the team.”. The bacon was smoking and popping but I ignored it.“I don't know Clarice, maybe dad is okay.”My little sister, wise beyond her years replied, “Dad hasn't been okay since mom died, he needs someone again and you know that too, only it can't be you.”My knees almost folded as I stared at her, was she clairvoyant? My voice was tight, high strung, “What the hell do you mean by that?”She leveled her gaze directly into my eyes, “Look at you, you’re cooking breakfast for him. You cook all the meals,.