"Ah had no reason to believe 'er. It would have been 'is word against 'ers." And so ya didn't believe yer own daughter?" Ice could have formed on thos...e words."Enough!" another voice interrupted. It was Mary, Rachael and Niamh's mother, taking a step forward. "Eimile, we women would like to talk to you, if ya will." Aye, ah will," Eimile took her arm from around me and stood up straight. "But ah have another thing to say first." Reaching over she grabbed Shauna and pulling her in tightly gave. "Look, you don't have to worry. I promisedeveryone that I would stay in the group until after the concerts withStacy. I'll stay until they get a good bass player to replace me andI'll help train her. Is that good enough for you?" "Of course it is, Petra. I know that it sometimes appears that I onlycare about Lori, but I care about you too. Speaking of which, Lori wasworried about you. She said that you might have some allergic reactionto your breast pads, is that right?" "There's some. My voice is softer but harsher, “I’ve got two worthless sluts here but no beer. I don’t give a fuck which one of you serves me, I want a beer!”You both jump up. It’s rather comical, watching the two of you trying to get to the fridge first. John nearly knocks you over as you both rush to obey me. He gets there first and there is a big grin on his face as you two return, him with a cold brew in his big paw, you empty handed. I take the beer and you both just stand there looking lost,. . buddies ... best friends."She reined in and sat there, staring at me. "I may not have a lot of experience with sex, but I know you don't DO that with just friends!" she said forcefully."I know!" I held up a hand. "Let's not argue, OK? You know I DO care about you. It's BECAUSE I care about you that I care about your sex life too, Jill. I'm tremendously honored that you chose me to be your first. But that's something you can only give away one time, and when you go to college and find some.