And I don't think I can live up to the rules you set any more. That doesn't mean that I'm going to go out and have sex with Brit, but if you're just g...oing to change the rules on a whim, I don't think I have any obligation to follow them." Jeff, that's not fair." No it's not, but that's the way I feel. So here's the deal. Since you've broken my trust, I can't accept any rules that you make up any more." Are you threatening me?" Greg glowered."No, I'm offering you a compromise. I'll decide the. "Well let's get right to it. I hear you're asking questions about theKaylock family."When the sheriff paused to catch his breath, Mary interrupted him. "Idid no such thing, I asked about the old schoolhouse. But even if I didinquire about the Kaylocks, it's a free country. What law have Ibroken?"At that the sheriff came to his feet and leaned forward towards Mary Suewith both hands on his desk. "I'll do the asking around here. You'lljust answer questions. Am I making myself clear?"Mary. Kei, tired of blubbering as her mother called it, stiffened her back and looked Diana in the eye. “I should have waited until tomorrow. This is not the time. You and your husband have just returned from a trip. Please forgive me for barging in.”As Kei turned to leave, Jeff reached to take hold of her, gently. “What’s happened?” he quietly demanded.Kei looked at him for a few seconds, her eyes again beginning to pool with tears that she forced back. “I thought I was prepared for the possibility,. Every time I looked at the university applicationprocess (which I hadn't missed out on, it turns out) I thought about dadall alone in our house with only mum's ashes to keep him company, and Ipaused. After all, what kind of princess abandons the king in his timeof need? Sure, dad had said he'd be alright, but that's what fathers aresupposed to say, and I knew for a fact that he was lonelier than he leton. Why else would he be so eager for Ophelia to move in with us?These feelings were only.