Val knew what the bell was for. She did not look at Michele. Instead, Concertina put her knee in John’s groin. She kissed John’s cheek and she sta...ined it with cherry colored lip gloss. He grabbed Concertina by the back of the hair and pulled her close and he gave her a rather dispassionate kiss. He looked towards Sophie, who crossed her arms in either disgust or curiosity. She felt hurt. She wanted to know what his game was. Was he trying to prove something. Had he enjoyed Concertina’s money. She stirred after a short while and smiled up at me as she realized she was still being held close. I kissed her forehead gently. “You okay, sweetie?”She raised a hand to touch my face and sighed. “Not at all good to have to relive those days, but awesomely great to finally be able to share it, to let it out at last. On balance, thank you. Can you take some more of my venting?”“Absolutely. Glass of wine first?”“Please. Better check on my babies too, that they haven’t eaten Max.”They hadn’t.. This morning, I had already decided to cooperate with you. It was obvious to me that this is what you want me to do. I'm not an idiot. Asking me to go to the Dr. and get a birth control prescription was tantamount to saying 'I really want you to fuck other men, ' Then, buying me the dresses and the shoes; urging me to stop wearing underwear, letting me read Ray's e-mail and then taking the nude photos of me, collectively, had the effect that you and Ray wanted. If flying to Seattle on Friday is. ” I thought.“Come on guys, that’s enough, let’s get back to the game.” I said.“Aren’t you going to cover her up?” Toby asked.“What bother, it isn’t like anyone except us is likely to see her and she won’t know. Besides, she can start an all-over tan.” I said.Dylan gave a quick laugh and the 3 of us went back to our game.“That was awesome.” Toby said, “thanks mate.”“You must never share those photos with anyone, not even classmates or your best mates.”“We won’t.” They both replied.We got on.