There’s a knock at the door, and Jackson answers it.“Hey Roxy, come in.” Jackson lets her in, and she smiles, walking in.“Take a seat. I am just getting Isabella down, be careful though Katy is sick.” He walks upstairs, Roxy walking over. Sitting down, she looks at me but stays quiet.“How are things?” I look at smiling, trying to make conversation. I don’t know much about Roxy. After last night, I am not too keen on her, and I totally forgot to tell Jackson what happened.“Good, I was hoping to bump into Alena, but I am guessing she isn’t here to play tonight?” Wow, okay, that was unexpected. She seems a little obsessed with finding a play partner.“No, she is out celebrating her exam results. She should be back soon though, she is rather late.”She nods, sitting quietly. Jackson is walking back down, still topless. “No more sickness?” He looks at me.I shake my head. “Nope, she, just like me more.” I laugh, and he nods.“No doubt, Uncle Marcus is so much better than Daddy, seen as

.I walk around, getting to know the guests, realising everyone here is like me in a way. Each one loves this place for their own reasons, each one in the lifestyle. Well, they would have to be in the lifestyle to be able to work here and see the things you see. Walking to my office, my phone rings, looking it is Jackson, this can’t be good, that is far too soon.“What’s happened?” I ask immediately, not giving him time to talk.“I am putting you on speakerphone. The doctor has asked what happened when she crashed, as in with the car spinning, rolling and whatnot.” He explains.Oh, well, that is a relief. “Okay.” I wait for a second for him to put it on speaker.“Right, go on,” Jackson says.My mind replays the crash. “She wasn’t going that fast. Somehow the car seemed to spin, but it didn’t stop. It kept spinning and somehow flipped. The car rolled around seven times down a hill and smacked into a tree.” I wait and listen to the doctor talking away. I am still on speakerphone listenin

The next few days, I hide out at Jackson's work. I don’t even know why. I am just in that place where I don’t want to have to socialise with people I know. My phone rings, looking, it is Jackson.“Everything okay?” His question is instant.“Yeah, all good, just giving you and Alena some space at home, that is all.” I don’t want to trouble him with my problems.“Okay, well tonight, can you come home please?” His words are a statement more than a question.“Sure thing. I will set off now.” I hang up, walking out. I get in the car driving back. Getting in the house is quiet, sitting I grab a coffee. What was so urgent he needed me home for? About ten minutes later, Jackson walks downstairs.“You’re needed in the playroom.” He says.I nod, and he quickly recaps what is to happen. I nod, agreeing with his boundaries and her own boundaries as well. I follow him upstairs. He hands me the leather chaps; this whole thing is going to send her wild. Walking into the room, her eyes instantly look

After hours of packing, I begin driving back. Arriving home, I begin checking the cars, Jackson will be out tonight for a meal with Alena to celebrate her business, I love the idea of the whole thing. A place for women who have suffered abuse of all forms to get their courage, and strength back.Pole dancing lessons, lap dancing, everything to improve their self-esteem and confidence, counsellors and everything. She explained to me how had there been something like that she knew about maybe she wouldn’t have hidden away so long after Max, and it was Jackson who got her back there.Finishing the cars I walk in nodding to Jackson so he knows.“I want you to go with Alena to work, as a bodyguard if you're happy to, until we find out who is trying to kill her” I nod not a problem, I walk off and avoid seeing Alena, I don’t know how that will work once I am taking her to work and back though.The house is quiet, everyone out, sitting watching tv relaxing, and grateful because it means for

Jackson comes down with the girls, is it morning already? Apparently, so, I grab a coffee and sit back in the living room, Alena comes down not long after she and Jackson sat talking.“Right, I will check the cars, including Alena’s new one” I walk out to the garden, I still feel on edge, the cars all look fine, Jackson is clearly going around to check all the locks on the windows and everything else. Alena refuses to let me go with her, telling Jackson that she will be fine with the amount of people there.She is right, if anything is to happen, it will be when it is open and less busy. Mine and Jackson's day is spent adding extra security if it is even possible, the babysitter arriving, and we leave together, tonight is the launch of Alena’s business, it is a party so those interested can see what it is like getting there I look for the bar, I will only have one, but I will need it, as I feel ninety percentage of people will be women. Jackson soon comes to join me, he is smiling, wh