New Year, Book 2, chapter 40 (Mf mg rom lact ped cons oral 
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I was just getting ready for bed when Kate brought a crying 
Steph to me.

"Dad, can you put more cream on Steph, she woke me up 
crying with pain."

"Come here Steph, lets deal with that pain for you." I 
squeezed a handful of the anaesthetic cream onto my palm 
and allowed it to warm, then gritting my teeth in anticipation 
of Steph's screams I gently smoothed the cream onto her 
blackened back. I felt her tense up as the cream touched her. I 
saw her hands grip tightly to the bed rail. Finally I was 
finished, I could see the tension leaving her body as the pain 
died away. I quickly washed my hands and laid her on my 
bed whilst the painkiller took full effect. 

"You were so brave then Steph, I was waiting for you to 
scream with the pain."

"I just pretended mum was here and what she would do if I 
screamed, so I bit my lips." I looked inside her mouth and 
saw the cuts she had made with her teeth.

"I'll tell you what, the next time I do your back I will give 
you something to bite on, then you can scream into it and not 
worry about biting yourself, would you like to try that?"

"Oh yes dad, anything that makes it easier to cope with the 
pain."

"I'm afraid the pain may get worse before it gets better. So 
you make sure you come and see mum or I immediately you 
start to feel pain, and then we can put the cream on before 
you hurt too much. Do you promise, even if I am asleep you 
will wake me. I will be cross if you don't do that."

"Okay dad, I promise."

"Come on then love, lets get you back to your bed, hold my 
hand and walk with me, if I try to carry you I will hurt you to 
much." I offered her my hand and drew her to her feet; she 
looked down at her body and blushed.

"I've got no clothes on."

"Don't worry darling, we don't worry to much about clothes 
all the time. Anyway you need to have your body accessible 
to put the cream on you."

"What about school tomorrow, what'll I wear?"

"Well I think you can forget about school for the rest of this 
week, Tomorrow is Wednesday then there will only be 2 
more days until the weekend. You just need to concentrate on 
becoming pain free. If you are worried about missing school I 
will get Becky's tutor to come and see you. I will speak to 
your head teacher tomorrow about all this. We arrived back 
at her bed and after she climbed in I gently tucked the quilt 
around her and gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead.

"Thank you dad." With that she reached for me and drew me 
down to kiss me on the lips. She was a battering ram against 
my lips.

"Gently darling, it doesn't need to hurt you know."

"I'm sorry, I saw you kissing but I haven't been kissed since 
daddy died." Tears started to trickle down her face, I sat on 
the bed beside her and drew her into my arms.

"There, there darling, you are safe now, no one's going to 
hurt you, and there are lots of people here to love you." I 
gently smoothed her hair, I would have smoothed her back 
but I didn't want to hurt her. She rolled over so her head was 
on my lap, her eyes looking at me.

"Dad, do you know why mum hurt me so much? She has 
been hitting me since just after daddy died."

"I honestly can't tell you. There is something wrong with her 
to say the least." My hand continued to stroke her forehead. 
Her eyes slowly closed as she drifted off to sleep. I tried to 
slide out from under her but her hand gripped me, not 
allowing me to move. I saw movement outside as Natalie 
came in.

"You look as if you're stuck there."

"I am, watch." Again I tried to move out from under her, I 
tried to lift her head to support it as I moved but again her 
hands grasped my body. Then I decided to stand up with 
Steph in my arms, she came with me. "I think I will take her 
to our bed and have her between us. Then if she wakes up in 
pain she won't wake everyone up. I carried the sleeping 
beauty to our bed and carefully laid her between us. It was 
difficult getting to lie down on the bed with a 9 year old child 
attached to my waist but I finally managed it. Natalie smiled 
at me, then leant over and kissed me. 

"We'll soon have 3 of our own Roy."

"Yes love along with a horde of extra's."

"That's right, but I do love them, and being mum to so many 
kids." We settled down to sleep, I was conscious of a young 
girl, firmly attached to me. I was woken up by Steph crying 
onto my boxer shorts and gripping me tightly. "What's wrong 
darling?"

"It's my back, it's hurting me."

"Okay, let go of me and I will get the cream to rub on your 
back." I picked up the gag Natalie had brought in from 
Becky's toy cupboard. Steph's jaws clamped down tightly on 
it. All I could hear were the muffled sobs of pain as she tried 
to ignore the pain she was feeling as I smoothed the cream 
into her back and legs, It sickened me to see such 
devastation, Although the damage wouldn't scar her 
physically like Kate or the others the mental scarring could 
be pretty severe, Her mother had gone beyond the levels of 
sanity. I looked closely at her bum as I creamed it. I opened 
the crease of her bum to find there was no unbruised flesh. 
I'm not sure what she had used there but she had used 
something. I finished applying the cream to Steph's body and 
went through to wash my hands. I looked at my watch, 4:00 
in the morning; Steph seemed to be wide-awake.

"Do you want a drink, or something to eat?"

"Oh yes please." I drew her to her feet and walked to the 
kitchen where I put on some milk for a hot chocolate.

"Would you like something to eat Steph?"

"Please."

I put 4 slices of bread in the toaster and got the butter and 
marmalade out ready. Soon we had mugs of creamy hot 
chocolate and slices of freshly buttered toast with marmalade, 
I led her through to the lounge and spread a towel on the 
sofa. We sat and drank our chocolate and ate our toast. I 
licked the crumbs and grease from my fingers, then took 
Steph's fingers and cleaned them up. She just smiled at me, 
and then leant in against my body, my arm slipped around 
her shoulders as we talked.

"How many times has your mother beaten you Steph?"

"To be honest, I don't know." I watched as she mentally 
counted back. "Six times, as badly as this, I think."

"Do you know why she does it?" I thought I would approach 
her lack of knowledge from a different direction.

"No, before dad died and before Colin left I was aware that 
she didn't like me. It was only after dad died that she started 
to beat me. That made it worse for me, dad dying and her 
beating me." Tears started to roll down her face again as I 
tried to comfort her. Slowly the sobs quietened and she fell 
back to sleep. I rolled her in the towel and went over to her 
clothes, which still sat in a corner. I picked up the sweatshirt 
and realised that it was threadbare and dirty, her jogging 
bottoms weren't much better. All her clothes were worn out 
and too small. My next task would be shopping for the little 
mite. I guessed that the clothes we had collected from home 
wouldn't be much better. Some parents, well in this case 
stepparent, didn't deserve to have children. I walked through 
to the study to catch up on the work I hadn't done yesterday. 
I knew that I would not get back to sleep. I opened up my e-
mail program and dealt with my inbox. Everything in there 
had been sorted by my staff and those messages I needed to 
deal with were sent to my business inbox. I knew that I 
wouldn't be able to do much work once the house was 
awake, as Steph would take a lot of my time. I went back to 
the kitchen and made a pot of coffee to wake me up properly, 
I was at that awkward point; to awake to be able to go back 
to sleep and to sleepy to be in full control of my life. I pulled 
a book from the bookshelf and sat back in my office chair, I 
leant back and started to read, my eyes grew heavy and the 
book slowly slipped from my fingers, I was asleep. I was 
woken by a pair of hands carefully exploring inside my 
boxers, I opened my eyes and found Caitlin playing with me.

"Good morning love."

"Lo dad, I came down with Nick and Becky, they've gone 
riding with Mandy and Jim. I thought I might see if I could 
have a ride with you."

"Of course you can darling, I had better check on Steph first, 
I wouldn't want her to wake up." I went through and took up 
the tube of cream and started to smooth it into her tortured 
back. I heard her sigh and felt her body relax again. I was 
glad that Dave had told me that I could use the cream every 
two hours for up to 3 days with no problems. I went through 
to the kitchen and washed the cream off my hands, then I was 
back into the study and I closed the door. Caitlin threw 
herself into my arms, her smooth body pressed against my 
skin. My cock was straining against my boxers. My lips 
closed with Caitlin's and our tongues engaged in battle. My 
hands were roaming over her young body as hers roamed 
over me. It wasn't long before my fingers had started to 
explore her magic box; my fingers broke through the lips of 
her labia, down into the hot, wet depths of her sweet pussy. I 
felt her groan echo through my mouth as our tongues 
continued their battle. My finger was joined by a second 
eager explorer as I reached up inside her for her g spot, 
contact, I had her thrashing on my lap as her orgasm washed 
over her, I continued for a second and a third cum, I could 
feel her fluids pooling on my lap as they poured from her 
sweet tight pussy. Finally I moved her over me and helped 
her to slide down over my cock, her pussy opened up like a 
tight sleeve to receive my throbbing member as it slid 
through the tight channels that opened out in response to the 
stretching of my cock in her pussy. She was lifting up and 
down to ensure her tight passages would accept my cock into 
her very depths. Each downward thrust was accompanied by 
a groan of pleasure until finally my helmet was forced 
against her cervix. Each thrust was taking her nearer to her 
orgasm, I put my arms around her neck and drew her towards 
me, my mouth recaptured hers and as she screamed in her 
orgasm, I muffled the cry she was sending to the skies with 
my lips as I poured my seed into the hot tight depths of her 
pussy, each blast washing and bathing her cervix in fresh 
wrigglers. I felt her body collapse against me, her mind 
wiped by the power of her orgasm, I rolled us over on the 
rug, gently allowing her young body to spread out before me. 
I could feel my cock shrinking within her hot wet confines. I 
fell out of her embrace and moved down beside her, my 
mouth encompassing her swollen pussy, licking up the fresh 
cream oozing from her delicate snatch. Each lap of her labia 
caused her to shudder afresh. She had a final cum before I 
had to stop our fun to cook breakfast. We went to shower and 
dress; I fetched one of Kate's cotton nighties for Steph. I left 
it beside the sleeping child as I went into the kitchen to start 
on the breakfast. I fully expected Steph to be ravenous, as she 
hadn't eaten much the previous day. Ruth joined me in the 
kitchen as I was cooking the food.

"Ruth, can you wake Steph up, I have put a cotton nightie 
beside her in the lounge, we'll bath her after the others have 
gone to school then we can take her shopping for clothes."

"Okay Roy, no problem." I could hear her waking up the 
sleeping child; they soon joined us in the kitchen. I smiled, as 
with the nightie on she looked totally normal, the bruising 
completely hidden. Her face wearing that just woken look.

"Morning Steph, how are you feeling this morning?"

"I feel fine Mr McGarvy."

"Steph, what did I say you were to call me?"

"I'm sorry dad, I forgot."

"Don't be frightened I won't hurt you." She came shyly over 
to me and stood beside me. She was turned in on herself, her 
bare feet scrunched up, every part of her showing how she 
was trying to hide away. I leant over and kissed her forehead. 
"Don't worry Steph, no one will hurt you in this house." My 
nose wrinkled as I could smell the aroma of unwashed skin,  
that would be sorted when we bathed her. I was rewarded 
with a shy smile as I turned back to the stove and finished 
cooking breakfast. Kate took control of her guest and showed 
her how breakfast was dealt with in the mad McGarvy 
household. I smiled as Kate added more food to her plate 
with the words.

"If you leave the table hungry you only have yourself to 
blame Steph." Steph's eyes bulged as 2 extra rashers of 
bacon; a sausage and more toast with a fried tomato joined 
the one rasher of bacon and the fried egg she had taken. 
Steph's plate was soon cleared and more food was being 
added, Steph wasn't as starved as Sam and Caitlin were but 
she was certainly underweight. Very soon there was a mass 
exodus as bodies flew around getting coats and bags ready 
for the arrival of the morning taxi run. After I had seen them 
off I turned to Steph.

"Time for a shower young lady and then we will go and do 
some clothes shopping. I took her through to my shower and 
took her nightie off. I was more aware of the smell of 
unwashed body as I removed the nightie she had been 
wearing since before breakfast, I looked closely at her and 
realised the abuse extended beyond the beatings to a general 
neglect of hygiene. I had been distracted from it when I 
undressed her before due to what I was discovering. I only 
stripped down to my boxers so as to not embarrass her too 
much and took the shampoo to her lank, red hair. I massaged 
the shampoo into the ropes of hair, the suds quickly turning a 
dirty brown and disappearing. I rinsed out the remnants of the 
suds and started afresh. After three washes her hair was 
starting to squeak as I rubbed my fingers over it as I rinsed it 
in the spray from the shower nozzle. Then it was time for the 
conditioner. I poured it in, working it well into the roots of 
the hair. Then I turned to her body, what I though was a 
sallow complexion was soon revealed to be a porcelain white 
as the ingrained dirt was washed from her abused body, The 
aroma coming from her pubes was appalling as the water 
started to loosen the clag. She had been lucky that the smell 
had been contained in her clothes otherwise she would have 
had even more problems at school; children could be so 
cruel. 

"When did you last have a bath Steph?"

"A long long time ago, mum said it cost too much to heat the 
water."

"Ah well, in this house we shower daily, sometimes twice 
daily if we have been sweating." Finally I got her body clean, 
I had to even work between her little toes to get all the muck 
out. Finally I turned back to her hair; I rinsed the conditioner 
from her hair and kept rinsing until her hair squeaked with 
every rub. Then I turned the shower off and pulled a big bath 
sheet from the towel warmer and wrapped her in its soft 
folds. I took her through to my room and laid her on the bed 
whilst I quickly finished my shower. I dressed then 
unwrapped my new child and anointed her back with the pain 
relieving cream. 

"Lie there and allow the cream to soak in, then I will dress 
you ready to go shopping. I brought through a tracksuit of 
Caitlin's and some panties, socks and trainers; then after I had 
dressed her I took her out to the range rover and took her into 
town shopping. I was greeted by the shop manager at the 
uniform shop and I explained my needs. Steph needed two 
full sets of school uniform, with both the trousers and the 
skirts plus two sets of tracksuits and shorts for sports along 
with lots of panties and socks. Then we went through to the 
fashion side of the shop. We soon had chosen some outfits, 
which looked suitable for a nine year old.

"Dad, can I wear my new clothes now?"

"Of course you can, though I think you had better wear a 
trouser suit for the moment, I think the bruises on your legs 
look too bad for the moment." Steph grinned and went 
through to the changing room, she came out minutes later a 
new girl, the trousers fitted along with a pretty sweatshirt 
with flowers on. She had put on a new pair of socks. "Right 
lets get you some shoes and trainers. She sat down as the 
assistant carefully measured her feet and went off to get the 
required shoes and trainers. I gave the assistants my keys and 
they went to load the bags into the car. Our last purchase was 
a padded white jacket; finally we were done. I think Steph 
had been bought more clothes than she had ever had since her 
mum died.  We headed home; Steph was so excited by all her 
new clothes. We drove to the social services offices and I 
was taken to Ailsa's office. I think I surprised her with the 
new clean Steph. Her mouth dropped open at the 
transformation in the young girls looks.

"Roy, I have some news of Colin Meyer. He is working at 
the mining museum at Stalag 318/VIII F at Lamsdorf in 
Poland. He is on a contract until Easter, He and his wife will 
then be returning to the UK and looking for work. He has 
asked if you can look after Steph until he returns as there is 
no accommodation for her where he is working?"

"Of course we can, that won't be a problem. Does he know 
where he will be staying when he returns?"

"No he doesn't, he is trying to sort out temporary 
accommodation for when the contract finishes."

"I can provide temporary accommodation, at the very least he 
could use my caravan. It was big enough for my family to 
stay in when we are at the shows with the traction engines 
before the most recent additions."

"I'll tell him that when I speak to him next." I filled in the 
fostering forms. They were becoming a regular feature of my 
married life. Then I returned home via Central Primary 
School and Miss Hollis the head teacher. She was horrified at 
what they had missed. In future they would be more pro 
active in checking children for signs of abuse. The nurse 
would check all children who were signed off PE, ostensibly 
to check on the condition that was supposed to be stopping 
their PE. As Miss Hollis said. No more children would slip 
through the net on the basis of a letter from the parent. We 
headed home, Steph went up for a nap after lunch, she was 
tired from her disturbed night.

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That spring half term passed quickly, the new house building 
was proceeding apace, the mines trust were intending to open 
up the old mine and Colin was coming over to work part time 
for the estate and part time for the mines trust. He would be 
moving into one of the new houses by the fish farm. Sam was 
slowly getting feeling back into his legs. He was in a normal 
bed at the spinal unit and didn't have to wear his body cast 
when he went to physiotherapy now. Alice was visiting him 
daily after school, Caitlin and Frank were visiting a couple of 
time a week. I went three times a week at times when Alice 
wasn't there. 

Steph spoke to her brother every week on the telephone. It 
had been determined that he was Steph's next of kin as her 
step mum had never formally adopted her. We had brought in 
another bedroom unit; one room was an adapted room for 
Sam. The other would be for Caitlin during the holidays, 
what happened when Sam returned to hospital would be 
sorted out then. The entry to the complex, the lounge, study 
and dining room were now all wheelchair accessible and Sam 
was coming home for Easter. A tail lift and wheelchair 
clamps had been fitted to the van ready to bring him home.

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"Hello Sam, are you ready to come home then?"

"Yes dad, I'm all packed, well the nurses have packed for 
me. He went round the ward saying his farewells to the 
patients who would be staying for Easter and then he drove 
his electric wheel chair out and down to the main entrance. 
His eyes lit up when he saw the van. I took out the remote 
control unit and operated it. The indicators flashed as the 
alarm was deactivated then the back doors opened and the lift 
unfolded from the back and lowered itself to the ground. Sam 
then drove on and I raised the lift. I was standing behind the 
wheel chair as we rose up to go into the van. It was a matter 
of minutes and the wheelchair was clamped into position and 
his seat belt was on. Then it was a half hour drive home. 

"Dad, it's good to be out of the hospital."

"I know, but you will have to go back after Easter."

"When's Alice coming round?"

"She and Frank round are coming home with Caitlin and the 
rest. Her parents are bringing their luggage when they come 
for dinner."

"That'll be good." I continued my drive along the A5 back 
towards Shrewsbury and before long we had branched off the 
main road and were cutting across country back to our village 
and home. I drew up outside the lobby of the complex of 
portacabins and left Sam to operate his controls, he removed 
his seat belt and the floor clamps.  He operated the lift 
controls, the doors opened, and the lift moved into position 
allowing him to drive his wheelchair slowly onto the 
platform. The lift then dropped him to the ground. He was off 
the platform and then pressed the lock down button. The lift 
would then go back up and park under the doors; the doors 
would close and the alarm would be set. Meanwhile Sam was 
driving into our home. He sniffed the air and called out.

"Rachel, that dinner sure smells good."

"Well I'm glad to hear it. You will be having a snack now 
and then we are having the meal tonight, I have just got some 
of the dishes preparing." Saying this she gave him a ham 
sandwich, a small lump of cheese and some of her pickles 
and a huge doorstep of bread thickly coated with the butter 
from the farm. I joined them, after unloading the van, as he 
was chewing his first mouthful.  

"I guess that's better than the food in the hospital?"

"Oh yes dad, I have missed home an awful lot." After we had 
eaten I showed him to his room and how all the equipment 
worked, the hoist over the bed, which would run along its 
tracks to the bathroom. If he got full movement back then the 
equipment would go to be used elsewhere, if he didn't get his 
mobility back then it would move with him to the new house. 

"Do you want a bath before the others get back from school, 
wash the hospital smell off you?"

"Oh yes dad, can you help me?"

"Okay, but I want you to do as much yourself." I walked 
alongside his chair as he went back to his room and 
transferred to his bed to undress, lying on the sling to do it. I 
showed him a control box beside his bed. "Bath controls" 

That is to fill your bath, press the bathing start button and the 
bath will start to fill up for you." He did that and then 
undressed. In a matter of minutes he was operating the hoist 
controls and he was swaying up into the air. It was fun to 
watch him rise gracefully into the air before starting to travel 
the track to the bathroom. The door swung open as he 
approached and we could hear the roar of water thundering 
into the bath. It took two minutes to fill the bath to the correct 
temperature. The track curved over the toilet and stopped 
automatically.

"If you don't want the toilet but want to get to the bath you 
just press the forward button. If you want the toilet you press 
the down button and you will be lowered into place. I 
watched as he pressed the down button and he was gently 
lowered onto the toilet.

"At least one thing about getting some feeling back is that 
I'm now in control of my bodily functions."

Finally he was finished and he looked at me, the slings were 
blocking his hands from wiping himself.

"Press the button on the pad there." He did and he heard 
pumps starting then jerked as a spray of water washed his 
bum clean and then the warm air blower dried him. He 
smiled in appreciation. 

"Okay press the up now, and then the forward button," It 
brought him over the sink and then on to the bath. The 
carriage stopped leaving him swinging gently in the air, and 
then he was lowered into the bath. 

"Oh dad, you don't know how good it feels to have some 
independence, to be able to get into the bath without 
assistance from a nurse." I helped to wash him. Washing the 
smell of disinfectant from his hair and then washing each leg 
in turn. He held me round the neck as he lifted himself up 
and let me wash his bum for him. He was soon finished in his 
bath and he was lifted up from it on the hoist.

"How am I going to get dried dad?"

Just wait till you get into that cubicle and press the big green 
button. He was carried into the cubicle and the doors closed. I 
could see him lean forward to press the button and I heard the 
fans burst into life as the warm air blowers started to dry him. 
I went into his room and sorted out some clothes for him. He 
was soon swinging into the room, I stood watching him 
struggle into his clothes, I felt so mean but I had been told he 
had to do it himself; he had to learn do everything for 
himself. 

"Sam, you do know why I am not dressing you, don't you?"

"Oh yes dad, it has been made very clear that I am not 
allowed to let you or anyone else help me with my washing 
and dressing." I smiled as he rolled off his bed and into the 
wheelchair. "Who's is the other bed for?"

"Well officially it is for Frank, as he is staying over with 
Alice. However I'm sure you would like Alice in here with 
you and Frank in with Caitlin in the next door room."

"Oh yes dad. What about sex dad, will I be able to?"

"Well that depends on you and Alice. If you can get an 
erection then Alice will be able to play with you, you will be 
able to pleasure Alice whatever, so long as you both want 
to."

"Well I want to, and unless she has changed her mind Alice 
wants to as well."

"In that case I think I had better talk with you all tonight." I 
left Sam to do his thing as he settled back into home life, I 
knew he would find it strange, I went through to the study 
and rang Alice's mum.

"Hello Gill, I thought I had better talk before your two join us 
for Easter."

"I tell you what Roy, it's going to be strange without those 
two around. But then they have been out visiting for the last 
half term."

"What I have rung about are the children, well specifically 
Alice. Caitlin has got an implant which will protect her from 
pregnancy for a year, the question is Alice, I don't know if 
Sam is fertile or not but I wouldn't want to take the risk."

"Nor did she, we talked about this with her dad and our 
doctor and he has given her an implant too."

"I'm glad about that as Kate started her periods this spring, 
very early I know, but the thought of her having a baby was 
horrifying, that child had endured enough."

"I agree with you on that score. Sam and Caitlin both amaze 
me, they are so normal but to hear of their suffering, well 
words fail me."

"Now just to confirm, Frank and Alice will come home with 
my brood and you will bring their cases round when you 
come for dinner."

"That's right, Fred and I are looking forward to it."

"Now, one last question, would you prefer it if I put Frank in 
with Sam and Alice in with Caitlin."

"Roy, I know whatever we do Frank and Caitlin will be 
together and so will Alice and Sam. So why pretend."

"Indeed, why pretend, they will do exactly what they want, 
only they will always be on edge about being found out. I 
look forward to seeing you tonight."  I hung up as Sam 
joined me.

"Do you want to come up and see the mine you fell into?"

"Oh yes, I didn't see much of it last time I was there." Saying 
that he grinned. I passed him his jacket and put mine on, then 
picked up Lassies lead, he came running out to me, jumping 
up and down with the excitement of a crazy dog. We walked, 
well the dog and I walked with Sam across the estate, passed 
the fish farm and up to the mine. I opened the gate to the 
compound and helped Sam to manoeuvre onto the lift. Lassie 
I left tied up to the railings, before we set off down into the 
pit. We could hear Lassie howling as we disappeared. We 
were soon at the bottom and I showed Sam around from the 
bottom of the lift. We had soon seen everything and we soon 
were back up in the bright sunshine. I carefully locked the 
compound and we set off back to the house with Lassie. As 
we neared the house I could hear the taxis arriving from 
school. 

We walked and rode towards the taxis. Sam stopped as the 
door of the taxi flew open and Alice bolted out and wrapped 
herself around her boyfriend. I smiled and greeted the rest. 
Caitlin, Frank, Alice and Sam were very quickly through the 
door. Kate and Steph had picked up all the bags and were 
bringing them in. Larry had been picked up by his mum and 
was going home without Kate for a few days then coming 
back after Easter. Kate dived into my arms to kiss me 
passionately; Steph was much more restrained as she walked 
over to me. I gave her a hug and kissed her on the top of her 
head. She was heartbreakingly beautiful, her skin like 
alabaster with green eyes and red hair. So different to the first 
day I met her. I had thought she had a sallow complexion she 
was so dirty. That was when we discovered how badly beaten 
she had been. Her brother was due back in England during 
the Easter holidays and he was going to move into the cottage 
by the fish farm with his wife and sister. That would just be a 
time to see how things would work out for us all. I took their 
hands and walked into the house, I could hear the excited 
talking in Sam's room. I put my head in the door.

"Quieten down a moment, I have spoken with your mum and 
she agrees with me that you can decide who sleeps where. I 
have only one comment to make and that is Sam sleeps in 
here in this bed, as it is the one with the hoist over it. 
Everything else is for you to decide. Though I suspect that 4 
of you will not fit in the one bed." That sally was greeted by 
laughs Caitlin turned to me.

"So what you're saying is that if Alice want to sleep in that 
bed with Sam and I want to sleep in the other bed with Frank 
it's alright?"

"Yes Caitlin. Or if you want to sleep one to a bed that is also 
alright too." I left them sorting out their sleeping 
arrangements and went through to the kitchen to sort out their 
tea, Rachel had done sandwiches and a small salad for them. 
I left them eating and went through to the lounge. I heard the 
second taxis arrive and was soon joined by Natalie and all the 
rest. Poor Natalie looked done in, she would not be returning 
to school for the summer term, she would be studying at 
home as carrying the triplets was tiring her out too much, she 
was 2 months away from her due date. I went to the kitchen 
to bring Natalie some tea so she could rest for a while. I came 
back with her food and she was fast asleep in her chair. I 
smiled as I placed the food and a glass of milk beside her. 
Then sat down in my chair, where I was soon joined by Kate 
and Steph. 

"So have you two enjoyed the term?"

   
"Oh yes, especially with Steph to join me, is she going to 
stay with her brother when he gets here?"

"That's the plan, but it depends on Steph and Colin and his 
wife getting on together. They have been married for only a 
little while and it is a huge commitment to take on a child of 
Steph's age."

"You did it dad."

"Yes, but I already had a son, Nick, so I was used to the 
problems of having a child when I took all of your family on. 
Colin hasn't got that experience. So what I've suggested is 
that Steph starts by sleeping there once or twice a week and 
then work from there. Is that alright with you Steph?"

"Oh yes dad, I was worried about moving out from here. I 
haven't been this happy for as long as I can remember." 
Saying that she leant over and kissed me on the cheek. Kate 
leant in and kissed me on the lips and then whispered in my 
ear.

"Can I come down and play tonight once Steph's asleep?" I 
nodded my head to say yes. We were soon joined by the 
others with their plates of sandwiches and glasses of pop. 
Well Caitlin and Sam were still drinking their enriched jersey 
milk. Their bodies were filling out, Sam's more than Caitlin's, 
but then he had been stuck in a bed for weeks and weeks. 
Caitlin though was more solid; her body had filled out with 
muscle as she continued with her horse riding and her work 
in the gym. Soon everyone was down at the stables; even 
Sam had gone to watch. Natalie was still sleeping in the 
recliner when I heard footsteps on the stairs. It was Callie 
with Laura feeding on her breast.

"Hello Callie, have you come down to see your dad?"

"I thought I should come down, I have been hiding away to 
much with Laura."

"Have you been letting Ruth help you?"

"Oh yes dad, it's just I've felt strange." Laura finished 
feeding at that point and was soon asleep; I took her from 
Callie and laid her gently in Natalie's arms. I turned back to 
the young mother, 

"You're leaking still."

"I didn't bring down the pump to finish off," she looked at 
me with a mischievous grin. "Would you like to finish off for 
me?"

"Oh yes, come here you little minx." I drew her to me and sat 
her on my lap, then I leant in and took her warm boob into 
my mouth and gently suckled, the sensation of the milk 
hitting my mouth was so erotic, my cock was trying to burst 
from my trousers. My one hand stroked her back, the other 
slid beneath the waistband of her trousers and down to her 
pussy. I drained her left breast and she offered me the right 
one, I could feel her body building up for an orgasm and so I 
sucked harder as I tweaked her clit, her bum arched off my 
lap and milk squirted from both breasts, one into my sucking 
mouth, the other over my cheek. I allowed her sensations to 
gently die down and stopped suckling my little treasure.

"Did you enjoy that Callie?"

"Oh dad, that was glorious, so much nicer than when Laura is 
feeding; that's nice but you were wonderful." I reached over 
for a tissue to wipe the spilt milk up, and then helped Callie 
to redress. I held her back as she struggled to get off my lap.

"I should get up from here, I should be looking after Laura."

"No you don't, she is in her grannies arms, though don't you 
ever say that to Natalie, and she is perfectly comfortable, you 
are on your dads lap having a cuddle and there is nothing 
wrong with that. Callie smiled and snuggled back into my lap 
and fell asleep herself. I just lay there enjoying my daughter's 
presence. I stayed there until the family returned from riding. 
There was a mass invasion of the showers and whilst they 
were showering I heard a car draw up. I slid the sleeping 
Callie off my lap and onto the chair and went out to greet 
Gillian and Fred. I helped Fred to bring the suitcases into the 
lobby. 

"We'll leave them there for the moment as they are all 
showering at the moment, they have just come back from 
riding. We went through to the lounge and Natalie woke up 
with a start only to find she was loaded with a baby.

"Roy, when did I get Laura on my lap?"

"It was after Callie fed her, she needed to have a nap so I 
decided to add a sleeping Laura to you." She looked across to 
Gill and said.

"Don't laugh, but technically this little bundle of joy on my 
lap is actually my granddaughter." Gill and Fred's eyes 
popped wide open.

"Your granddaughter?"

"Yes, Callie there is my adopted daughter, Laura is her baby 
and so she is my granddaughter."

"Oh my, that little thing is a mother?"

"Yes, her parents were responsible for her becoming 
pregnant, it was in effect a rape."

"Oh gosh, that's awful. Poor thing."

"She is doing very well now. Natalie and I will almost 
certainly adopt the baby so she will then become a daughter 
as well."

"How many children have you got now, it just seems to be a 
mass of bodies."

"Let's see, there's Nick, he is Roy's natural son, then there is 
his fiancée Becky who is lodging here whilst training for the 
Olympics. Then there is Jim, Amanda, Kate, Tim, Callie and 
Laura. Then Caitlin and Sam and Steph, oh yes Larry lives 
here during the week usually. That's 12 children, Natalie and 
I, oh and Ruth the nanny from America. 15 all told and 
Natalie is expecting triplets, which makes 18 people in this 
house.

"Oh gosh, how do you cope?" 

"It's not really a problem, I have a lot of these portacabins 
here which provide plenty of bedrooms, then when the house 
is rebuilt there will be even more room for us all. To tell you 
the truth, if you actually measure this house and compare it 
on an area per person basis I think you will find this place is 
bigger than most homes." Rachel then called through to say 
that dinner was served.  We all moved through to the dining 
room. Rachel had made a festive meal to celebrate Sam's 
return from hospital, She had prepared trays of snack type 
starters, all of Sam's favourites, then we moved on to roast 
beef with Yorkshire pudding and piles of home grown 
vegetables and home made horseradish sauce. It was a 
spectacular meal. The meat was meltingly tender and so full 
of flavour. We moved on to the spotted dog, a suet pudding 
stuffed with dried fruit topped with custard. I smiled to watch 
Sam trying to eat his way through his favourite foods. After 
we ate Sam and Caitlin took Gill and Fred through to show 
where Frank and Alice were going to sleep during the 
holiday, well Frank when he wasn't away riding. Only to 
soon it was time for Gill and Fred to leave, it was fun to see 
their children trying to hide their glee as mum and dad drove 
away. They had hardly rejoined the old driveway before I 
was greeted with goodnights from Sam, Caitlin, Frank and 
Alice and they were into their rooms getting ready for bed. I 
quickly went in and found them all in Sam's room, Alice was 
in Sam's bed and Caitlin and Frank were in the other. I kissed 
Sam and Caitlin good night and asked that they kept the noise 
to reasonable levels then I shut the door and left them. A 
burst of giggles exploded as I walked out the door. Tim and 
Callie had taken Laura upstairs, Nick and Becky had been 
joined in their room by Mandy and Jim, leaving Kate and 
Steph with Natalie. I looked at the time and told them it was 
time to go to bath and bed, there were slight murmurings but 
only for a second or two. 

"I will be up in 20 minutes to tuck you in."

"Okay dad." I watched as they went to their bathroom and 
then turned to Natalie.

"Well love, that's the end of school for you until September 
apart from Angela and your exams."

"I have to admit I've found the last couple of weeks very 
tiring."

"Why didn't you say? You could've finished sooner." 

"I know love, I suppose I just didn't want to be beaten."

"Well you've made it, I prophesy a lot of rest for you 
between now and the triplets birth."

"Oh yes, in fact I'm going up for a bath and then I'm heading 
for bed. I kissed her and went into the hall to call Lassie to go 
out for his walk. He was soon out investigating the scents as 
we walked to the new house. The security lights snapped on 
as I approached the site and I could see the door of the cabin 
open and the security guard came out.

"Good evening Mr McGarvy."

"Oh good evening Bert, all quiet tonight?"

"Yes sir, no problems."

"That's good, I'm just having my look see. Have you got any 
coffee brewing?"

"Yes sir, the kettles just on, can I offer you a cup?"

"When I come back, thanks." I walked on around the new 
build, the walls looked complete and from what I could see 
the roof was in place. The windows were empty holes as was 
the front door. I hadn't brought a hard hat so I didn't go in, I 
just continued my walk around, remembering all that had 
happened and how it had been the night of the fire. I walked 
back to the cabin and walked in, Bert had made the coffee 
and offered me the sugar, Lassie curled up on my feet as we 
talked about the ongoing building, I soon finished my coffee 
and left Bert to his lonely vigil. I walked back to the house, 
the church clock chiming 10 pm. The house was looking 
quite dark; the lights were on in the lounge and the hallways 
and in Nick's room. I released Lassies lead and he went to his 
basket. I walked around the house, I went in to say goodnight 
to Nick and Becky. They were alone in their room, Nick was 
studying and Becky was online chatting with her friends. I 
kissed them goodnight and left them, it was then a case of 
peeking into all the rooms. Tim and Callie were fast asleep 
with Laura in her cot. Jim and Mandy were sleeping. I went 
into Kate and Steph's room; Kate's eyes were gleaming in the 
light from the landing. She slid quietly out of her bed and 
padded over the floor to me. Her arms reaching up to my 
neck. I braced myself for what was coming as she pulled 
herself up and clamped her legs around my waist. My hands 
slid under her bum to support her. Warm hands against warm 
tight bum. 

"Can I come down and play daddy?"

"Of course you can." I pulled her door to and we set off back 
to the lounge. As we walked through the lobby Kate gave a 
little squeal. 

"Naughty dog." It seemed Lassie had sniffed her bare bum. I 
did a final check on Sam's room. I opened the door. Sam and 
Alice were sleeping side by side, whilst Caitlin was sleeping 
on Frank. I closed the door and left them. 

"Do you want a drink Kate, and if so what?"

"Can I have some chocolate?"

I went into the kitchen and put some milk on to heat then 
made us both a warm drink. When we finished I carried Kate 
through to my bedroom, I put her down whilst I undressed, 
she slipped into the bathroom and I followed once I was 
undressed. Kate was finishing on the throne, a stunning 
naked sprite; her nightie was on my clothesbasket. I finished 
my business and followed Kate through to my bed, taking the 
nightie with me. Kate was lying under the quilt, with just her 
eyes peeking out. I could see that she was smiling so I pulled 
the cover down. There was my little minx lying there totally 
nude. I climbed in beside her and was pulled down to be 
kissed. Her tongue was into my mouth exploring, fighting 
with my tongue. Her fingers were running over my body like 
a spider. I smiled and slowly caressed her firm body, I could 
feel how her boobs were developing, I disengaged and 
looked closely at her, at the changes in her body, her waist 
had started to go in, her hips out. My little Kate was growing 
up. I moved back in to kiss her and felt my hand being taken 
to her magic box; my fingers caressed the lips, breaking 
through into the swamp beneath. My fingers were coated in 
her joy juice as I worked them around inside her, reaching up 
to assault her g spot. Her body bucked beneath my onslaught.

"Fuck me daddy, fuck me." I moved across her and brought 
the head of my cock to her pussy and wet the head in her 
copious juices then slid firmly home, her body welcoming 
me into the depths of her being. Her legs wriggled around 
and she was clasping my waist between her legs and lifting 
her body to fuck me. I stopped moving and allowed her to 
control our fuck. "I want to be on top Roy."

"Okay love, let go of my waist and then I will roll us over." I 
felt her legs unclasp and I lowered down until our bodies 
were together, I enfolded her in my arms and rolled. Her legs 
slid up beside mine until she had moved into a kneeling 
position;  I marvelled at her flexibility. As she fucked me I 
could feel the head of my cock hitting her cervix. My hands 
slid up from her waist to her developing chest and over her 
shoulders, my fingers bouncing over her uneven skin. with 
my eyes I could see the evidence of her father's cruelty, the 
whip scars curling around onto her chest, with my hands I 
could feel the evidence of his cruelty on her back. I could see 
the evidence of Kate's rising excitement as she continued to 
fuck me. Each down thrust Kate made seemed harder than 
the last, I could feel her cervix opening under the battering 
she was giving it until my cock was sliding into her womb, 
Suddenly her quim tightened around my cock and her womb 
started spasming, trying to milk me of my seed. I could hold 
back no longer. I blasted my cum into her tight body, she felt 
me release and looked down at me.

"Thanks dad, that's the best; then gave herself up to her 
orgasm, her eyes closed and her body slumped backwards. I 
tried to catch her and missed. I could see the mound in her 
belly where my cock was sticking in; I struggled to sit up, the 
pressure on my cock felt as if it was going to rip off. Finally I 
could reach my little darling and pull her up and then lay 
back down again with her against my heaving chest. I kissed 
her gently, her eyes were still closed. I could feel her 
breathing slow down as she drifted from passion into sleep. I 
put my arms around my darling and slid off to sleep. I was 
woken by the murmurs of voices; it was Kate talking to 
Steph.

"I've been fucking dad ever since I moved in with him, I 
wanted to and still do. I had been missing him since you 
came and tonight I asked if I could join him after you were 
asleep and he agreed."

"Is it good Kate?"

"Oh god yes, he makes sure he pleasures me before he cums. 
I've got him inside my womb at the moment, I fell asleep 
after we made love and I had worked him all the way into 
me. It feels great."

"Why did you let him fuck you in the first place, isn't it 
wrong for us to fuck."

"Was it wrong for your mum to beat you?"

"You know it was."

"Why?"

"Because she hurt me badly."

"Ooomm, just like my father, he set out to hurt me. Roy just 
makes me feel good and I have to make it clear that's what I 
want. Dad would never do anything unless I wanted it first; 
and oh boy did I want it tonight."

"Is it really that good Kate?"

"Oh boy, is it ever, it was like I had died and gone to 
heaven."

"Would I like it Kate?"

"Well the first time would probably hurt you a bit, but dad 
would make sure you enjoyed it."

"Could you ask him for me?"

"No, you would have to ask him yourself."

"Well will you help me ask?" I felt Kate start to shake me so 
I pretended to wake up.

"What do you want love?"

"Steph's here, there's something she wants to ask you." I 
opened my eyes to see Steph sitting beside me on the bed, 
looking intently into my face.

"Dad, will you fuck me?"

"Well, I might make love to you, but I never just fuck 
anyone. Why do you want me to make love to you?"

"I followed you and Kate when she got up and came to your 
room. I watched as you joined her in bed and how happy she 
seemed to be. I nearly screamed when she fell back onto your 
legs, but then you were so careful bringing her onto your 
chest. I sat on the floor and watched her sleeping with you 
still inside her. I could see the smile on her face as she slept. I 
even came up to you to look where you were. That was when 
I accidentally woke Kate and we started to talk. I had seen 
Sam and Caitlin go to bed with their friends, and tonight I 
knew there was something more about you. Please don't be 
cross with me for peeping."

"I'm not cross, just a little shocked, we had tried to hide our 
extra love for each other from you as, although your mother 
had beaten you there was no suggestion you had been 
sexually woken, we didn't want to let you know and upset 
you. It wouldn't have been fair on you. We have all been 
hiding it from you knowing that you probably would be 
moving in with your brother. If you had told your social 
worker what was happening in this house I would have been 
in real trouble and you all would be taken into care."

"I wouldn't tell anyone, but would you make love to me?"

"Yes Steph if that is what you really want, but not tonight, 
you will have to think about it and, if you still want to make 
love with me, you will have to come to me tomorrow, with 
Kate and ask me again. I need to be absolutely sure that you 
really want to do this, in the meantime come in here and 
snuggle with me, Kate and Natalie." A cold body was soon 
slipped between Natalie and I. Oh what a night, I just hoped 
that Steph would be happy with her decision. Slowly I fell 
back to sleep, lulled by the music of two sleeping nine year 
olds.

***


Ringgggggggggggggggggggggggggggg, the sound of my 
phone dragged me back from sleep, as I picked up the 
receiver I looked at the clock, who would be ringing me at 
four in the morning.

"Hello, Roy McGarvy speaking, who's calling?"

"Sorry to disturb you Roy, I have got trouble in the picking 
field this morning, can you bring your laptop here, oh yes can 
you start up farm net?"

"Okay Dawn, but this is an awful time to be woken up." I 
hung up and disentangled myself from my two sleeping 
sprites, they quickly moved to the other large warm body in 
the bed, Natalie. I dressed then went into the study to check 
the radio network router was functioning along with its 
satellite repeaters. Then only stopping to put the laptop in its 
carry case I slipped on a jacket and walked out into the night. 
I headed over to where I knew the picking crew should be 
and was surprised by the number of cars by the field gate. I 
walked over to a lit poly tunnel and went in. my pickers were 
huddled in a group, handcuffed together and Dawn was 
looking fit to burst. There was a flash of light as I walked in. 

"Dawn, who are all these people and what do they think they 
are doing on my property?" before Dawn could answer a 
warrant card was flashed in front of me,

"We ask the questions McGarvy."

"No, you will show me that bit of card properly so I can see 
who you claim to be." He passed over his warrant card with 
bad grace. Immigration.

"What are you wanting with me?"

"You are employing illegal immigrants to pick your crops 
and we intend to stop it."

"Who else is here on official business, I was soon shown a 
police warrant and 2 from the Department of Works and 
Pensions. That left the person who had photographed me, 
another man who was speaking quietly into a microphone 
and a film cameraman. 

"Who are you three, you have shown me no reason to be 
here. 

"We are reporters."

"I had gathered that, but what do you think you are doing on 
MY land?"

"We were invited to film by the immigration department."

"Okay, then film those jackasses who brought you here 
whilst I redden their faces." I turned to the DWP men. "Have 
you brought your computer?"

"Yes, why?"

I opened my computer and went into the records file and 
brought on screen my pickers file. "Okay, my three refugees, 
I have here the scans of their passports, their permissions to 
work and their temporary National insurance numbers. Will 
you check those numbers against your records of national 
insurance contributions made?" 

"Oops, yes we have those on the record."

"Now look at these other nine pickers, all local people, their 
national insurance numbers. Can you check them?"

"Yes we have those on record." 

"Do you need to see Dawn's records as well?"

"I think that's will be alright."

"Well get those handcuffs off my staff, NOW! Dawn, can 
you do a breakfast for them and then restart once you feel 
fit?"

"We're alright boss, once we've got these bracelets off."

"Okay Dawn. I'll sort it with you once I have dealt with these 
jackasses." I turned to the immigration officer. "Just why did 
you get it into your head that I run "illegals" on my farm?"

"We were tipped off."

"You were tipped off. Now let's guess, about mid forties, 
greying blonde hair, smokes roll ups and has a 
Gloucestershire accent with a hint of Liverpool in it."

"How did you know that?"

"Because he's a gang master who tried to persuade me to use 
his gangs instead of my own staff, what do you think? He 
certainly didn't. The last bloke who tried to harm me, or my 
family is in a pauper's grave in Blandford. He died in that 
house behind you which is being rebuilt."

"Are you telling me you killed him?"

"Of course not. He died trying to firebomb my house. What I 
want you to do is talk about it where he can hear. I want him 
scared out of his wits so he'll leave me alone. You owe me so 
I want him to hear the version I just told you. If I felt nasty I 
could make you look like bigger fools than you are already. I 
won't but you do this again without checking your facts and I 
will hang you out to dry. My pickers have been upset, my 
manager has been upset and I have been dragged out of bed 
to sort out something that should have been checked before 
you even left the warmth of your office.

"Okay Mr McGarvy, I saw him."

"Well check him out and check out the whereabouts of his 
van, Dawns got the number. His son, I think, will be driving 
it along with his gang of pickers. So put a tail on him after he 
leaves you." As they were leaving Dawn came back and 
spoke to me. 

"Roy, the Romanian was saying that he knows where that 
other chaps pickers drink."

"Well in that case I think I might get them to do a bit of 
rumour spreading as well." I watched the convoy of officials 
drive away. It would be interesting to know what was said 
when they got back to base, the recriminations that would be 
made. 

"Dawn, work out their pay on the basis of what they would 
have picked, use their last weeks average for this morning. It 
wasn't their fault that they will be picking more slowly today. 
Can you organise a meal for the end of shift for them as I 
want to chat with them about this morning."

"That's no problem Roy. I'll sort that out. I headed back to 
the house and dropped my laptop and coat off then put my 
head into my bedroom. There had been a bit of sorting out 
and now the two girls were cuddled up alongside Natalie, 
they looked so cute. I went into my bathroom, stripped off 
and showered before redressing in clean clothes. I went to the 
kitchen and made coffee then took it into my study. I looked 
at the clock, 5:30. The alarm wasn't due at all this morning, I 
had been intending to have a lie in but the visit of the 
immigration department and all the rest had rather woken me 
up. Nick and Becky came down along with Mandy and Jim 
and Caitlin and Frank to go riding, Caitlin's white socks were 
peeping out from the bottom of her jodhpurs as she walked 
across to the lobby door. 

"Have a good time this morning." I grinned to see them jump 
in surprise; they weren't expecting me to be up and about.

"Morning dad, morning Mr McGarvy." Was the chorus I 
received back.  I got up from my chair and put my coat back 
on to go down to the stables and watch the riders. Caitlin 
snagged my hand with her free hand as we walked along the 
farm tracks to the riding school. I could see the floodlights 
ahead as we approached the outside school. Frank was soon 
being introduced to the harder side of stable life. I walked 
over to Lisa.

"Can you kit him out, he is here for Easter so we might as 
well have him looking the part for the pony club camp."

"Of course, that's no problem. Frank! Can you come over 
here please?" I left Lisa sorting Frank out for riding. I think 
he was a bit embarrassed by it all. He was soon back into the 
stables helping to prepare ponies for the day. Lisa was able to 
talk with me as Nick and Becky acted as foremen. Helping 
the others to groom the horses and prepare them for the trip 
to the pony club camp. It was a busy session for them. They 
led their horses out to the school where they brought their 
feed to them. Then they went back to muck out, clearing out 
the old straw and carting it away to the dung heap and laying 
fresh. That old straw and dung would be used with the waste 
scraps from the pickers and the packing sheds to produce 
compost, which would be used on my fields. 

"Roy, the horsebox is fuelled up, when they come back after 
breakfast I will get them to load the horses and then we can 
be off. This camp's useful as it runs on into the Easter meet. 
Becky is due to compete in the senior events and Nick, 
Mandy, Jim and Caitlin will compete in the junior events."

"It sounds strange hearing Nicky competing in the junior 
event and his much younger fiancée in the senior event."

"Well that is because they work on technical skill rather than 
age. Llewellyn will be coming to the camp as he is going to 
talk about the British team. To enthuse the older ones for the 
future, though I think Becky's presence will do more than his 
talk."

"I will bring them down about 10:00 with their luggage and 
then you can be off once the horses are loaded."

"If I get the horses loaded whilst you're eating breakfast, I 
can come up to the main drive and save you the trip."

"Thanks Lisa. If you ring when you set off I will have them 
ready at the gate." I left the riding school and headed back 
home to get breakfast started. The riders would need a big 
breakfast as they had already worked hard this morning and 
would have a very busy day as they headed for the show in 
Gloucestershire. I walked into the kitchen and switched the 
ovens on before I even took my coat off. There was enough 
time to clean up and change before putting the sausages on 
the baking sheets in the oven. Then it was time to wake 
everyone up. It was cute to see Natalie with Kate and Steph 
snuggled up to her. I gently woke Kate and Steph and drew 
them out of bed. Steph's fingers were a little sticky so I 
guessed what she had been up to. 

"Come and have a shower and then come down for 
breakfast."

"Okay dad." They went back to their bedroom to get their 
clothes and then headed off for a shower. I kissed Natalie 
awake before I went to Tim and Callie's room. Laura was 
feeding happily and Tim was at his desk studying. 

"Breakfast in half an hour."

"Okay dad, I think Laura will be finished by then." I smiled 
at the scene of domesticity. That would be Natalie and I in a 
couple of months, except we were expecting three babies. 
There was just Ruth left to wake. I returned to the kitchen 
and set to with the cooking, a large fry pan of olive oil for the 
tomatoes, and as they neared completion the mushrooms 
would go in. another pan for the black pudding, the grill for 
the dry cure bacon and yet another fry pan for the eggs to be 
fried in plus the piles of toast. By the time breakfast was 
finished I expected to be using the fourth loaf of bread. I was 
looking at the time thinking about the bacon when all the 
riders returned. Ten minutes later we were sitting down to 
eat, conversation around the table died away as mouths were 
filled with breakfast. It was a pleasure to see Sam sitting 
there in his wheelchair, it would be nicer if the wheels 
weren't needed but at least he was home. Alice was sitting 
next to him. She would have plenty of time to enjoy his 
company as his sister and her brother would be away for 
most of the holidays riding.

 The six riders made sure that they cleared the table and put 
the dirty plates and cutlery in the dishwasher before going to 
their rooms to fetch their suitcases. They had come down and 
were just putting their bags in the lobby when the phone 
rang; it was Lisa. I put my coat on and walked down the 
drive with them. Frank was open mouthed when he saw the 
horsebox draw up with a sigh from the air brakes. I helped 
load everything in and made sure everyone was strapped in. 
Then it was a kiss for the girls and I was down the steps 
waving to them as they drove away. I got back to the house 
to see Kate and Steph finishing tidying away the breakfast 
things. Ruth was taking Natalie for her ante natal checks. 
Then she would take Tim and Callie to the clinic for Laura's 
checks before going back to collect Natalie to go shopping in 
Birmingham. Gillian was collecting Sam and Alice to go out 
for the day; they were just waiting on Alice's mum to arrive. 
I turned to Kate and Steph.

"I have to go and see my manager now, I will be back later so 
we can sort out what we are going to do today."

"Okay dad, we'll watch the TV this morning." I headed off to 
Dawn and Jerry's. 

"Hello again Roy, feeling more awake this morning?"

"Don't remind me Dawn, I'm not used to getting up so 
early." We joined the pickers and we talked about the events 
of the morning. My Romanian picker would drop a few 
comments in the ears of the gang masters pickers tonight at 
the pub. He was looking forward to it. He had worked for a 
different gang master before he joined my company. I gave 
them all a bonus, which would more than compensate them 
for their lost picking this morning. Finally I headed back to 
the house. I had more than a faint suspicion I knew what 
Steph would be wanting when I got back but I would just 
have to wait and see.
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