“Mum?” she almost whispered. “You don’t think that I led him on, do you?”“No, sweety. Not in a million years. Promise.”Allie managed the... whisper of a smile. “I thought I’d made it quite clear to him three years ago that I wanted nothing to do with him.”“I’m sure you did.”“So why, Mum?”“What did Toby say to you last time?”“That he hadn’t learnt to control his hormonal urges.”“No change then!”“But he’s three years older!”“Agreed but he’s in the 1st XI and many of those boys reckon they’re God’s. It looks... it looks like a perfect pass right into the hands of Zach Hissman. A good catch, and Zach brought down on the thirty-four. That's another first down for the Rebels."I leaned back and took a deep breath, then looked at Tami beside me. "I didn't realize that talking was such hard work."Tami gave me a quick grin and went back to her laptop.I looked back down on the field. "The Rebels out of their huddle. Mike Reed in the worry seat again. He takes the snap. Luke Hastings wide open, and. It didn't really matter what he was being punished for. It was never fair anyway so who really cared.For the worst offenses, Dad would have done the honors. Those are the ones I thought about, not the more frequent punishments that my mother doled out.We would have been sent to bed while Tony was called into Dad's den. He would have to wait for a while until Dad was good and ready.Meanwhile, I would get the younger ones ready for bed and tell them that Tony was going to be spanked, and why -. ” Amber wondered who the ‘They’ were.Kir and Jim appeared next, wearing winter clothing you’d expect at the North Pole. Lots of hugs and kisses prevailed. Last to arrive were Brad and Kat who’d come from his suburban town house. Brad was already wearing shorts, and looked peculiar because he also had on a heavy winter coat.Mike had been talking to the pilots. He gestured and everyone pulled their luggage into a single pile, and then trooped out to the large corporate jet. A few minutes later.