How could they give you what you needed, confidence, being treated as the little boy, the little officer who someday would order them about.”“Most... treated me okay,” Esteban objects.“Most? Those that didn’t tease you when they could get away with it treated you like some cute little mascot. Even the leader would rather not have to keep half an eye on the kid, coddling you, when he had better things to worry about.”“They treated me better later.”“When?”“After ... Chula.”“You stood your ground. You remember where the dining hall is?’ seeing Lacie’s nod, Tara continued. ‘There’s really not much else on the ground floor that’s of interest. A few meeting rooms, but that’s about it. Most everything else down here is pretty utilitarian. All the fun stuff is on the second floor.’ Waving, Lacie turned around after thanking the smaller girl. Walking towards the eastern doors, Lacie slipped out of the atrium, rubbing her nose as she walked down the hall to remove the clinging scent of. She thought he look so adorable. He was out cold like a baby in her arms. She walked out of the safe and out of the bank. It was cold that night and she could hear Barrett whimper a little when the cold night air touched his sore behind. ?SSSHHHH, my baby, it will soon be over? said ToH.7 Months Later. A beach house in Thailand.It was a warm July day, had ToH bothered to look at a calendar, she would know it was the 4th of July, but she was far to relaxed sun bathing in the nude at the moment.. Joanne was surprised. ‘You…you did?’ she exclaimed. ‘How…how did that happen?’ Fran smiled. ‘Well, a while back, not long before he got involved with Abby,’ she said. ‘I was going through one of these dry spells between men and was feeling sorry for myself. One night, when I was feeling particularly lonely, I went over to Greg’s house because I needed someone to talk to.’ ‘And…?’ Joanne said, intrigued. ‘Well…’ Fran said. She shrugged and grinned. ‘When I got there, we…’ * * * * * * * * * *.