Women's secrets I suppose. I had other fish to fry. I walked the loading dock to the front of the train.I was in ecstasy ... the locomotive was massiv...e, British Green ... and steam!I was immediately accosted by the Guard.When he discovered I was a Yank and not a member of active armed forces he settled in for what he referred to as a coze. I had a lesson in UK trains. The Guard, he pointed to himself was holdover from coaching days. The driver drove. The Guard on passenger trains did not have. "Yes, Mum, because that's what you are. You're my New Year resolution."Molly's eyes filled with tears. She pulled Gina back into her arms. "Thank you, darling."Dan felt a lump in his throat and moved over to them. He said nothing but just enveloped them both in a hug."That," he said in the end, "has made my day and year." Mine too," said Molly.Gina looked at Dan and smiled. Dan tightened his arm round her. Again their eyes engaged.Dan was the first to look away. "So what's the plan for today?". ’ Steve looked at Colleen in shocked disbelief when she closed her eyes. It worked. ‘Sleep, Colleen, sleep. Sleep deeply. You are so tired, Colleen, that you must sleep soundly. Only, when you hear me say ‘sex’, you will remove your bathrobe and give sex to whoever kisses you. Then when I say ‘awake’ you will gradually awaken at the sound of my voice. You will remember nothing.’ As soon as Colleen closed her eyes, Jason’s friends stripped off their clothes. ‘Sex,’ said Jason. Robotically,. I nodded. She told me to hold myself available for a council meeting, later this day. I nodded again, and was dismissed. I returned to my quarters. Mariel had already gone to the city, thinking I would have left for Fenoris.I smiled as I thought of how she was so frightened to sit in judgment at first, and how she was now eager to go on a daily basis. I still sat once a month, myself. But with Mariel dispensing justice, the job had gotten much easier.I set my staff in the corner, placed my.