Chapter Seventeen - Home Doc felt an unusual emotion: loneliness. Brandy, Lilly, Grace, Dan and Z were away being the new government. Pedro and Melissa were protecting them. Jessica was somewhere, he wasn"t sure where. Jaap was on property, being strangely solitary. Cheeky was not her usual chatty self. Strange that. Doc took a seat on the broad covered porch of the grand hotel. When alone, time for meditation. He began. As always, his heart moved first to Rachael. They were young and in love. She was so brilliant and erratic. He centered her across his knee. He wanted to at first sight. From the start she got wiser, happier and more erotic. He thought of Brandy. Sweet. A child. He loved her. Loved them both. Now he was feeling nostalgic. He would have settled for talking to Cheeky bu

