Chapter 6

Jason was drifting in another dream, just enjoying the nothingness of sleep, when a ringing sound woke him from his slumber. Blinking against the evening light, Jason sat up and he looked for the source of the sound. It continued to ring, and he shook his head to get his bearings. He finally spotted the source of the noise and saw that it was his cell phone. He answered it, seeing that it was Elizabeth calling him.

“Hey, Liz. What’s up?”

“Hey there, Jay. I’m wondering if you could pop on by the house? I’m on my way home and I’ve had a long and trying day and need some cuddles,” Elizabeth said in a cutesy voice.

“Why not me and Amy? If you’ve had that rough of a day?” he wondered.

“She’s busy with her mom making dinner. Can you come over?” she pleaded.

“Sure, as long as I can get a piece of whatever those two are making for dinner,” he bargained.

“Done! They’re making deep dish Lasagna, so we loaded this dish with everything!” she told him.

“I’ll be over in about twenty minutes!” he said, coming wide awake at the mention of one his favorites dishes.

“Well, someone likes Lasagna!” Elizabeth giggled.

“Liz, you do not understand how much I love that dish! I’ll be there soon!”

“Just walk on in when you get to my home. Amy and Eva know you’re coming. I’ll see you soon!” Elizabeth said before she hung up.

Jason put his phone down and jumped up to get dressed. He put on a pair of walking shorts and a black Green Lantern T-shirt, before grabbing his wallet, keys, and phone. Sliding into a pair of flip-flops, he locked the door behind himself before heading downstairs. Once he’d cleared the lobby, he headed for the nearby bus stop to catch the bus to Elizabeth’s neighborhood.

He lucked out and got to the stop just as a bus was pulling up. Jason boarded it and found himself a comfy seat to wait for his stop. He looked about the bus and saw an assortment of people riding it, none of them familiar. He took a beat and reached out with his power, seeing if he could sense anything about the surrounding people. The feedback he picked up was much like what he had found that morning, minus the hungry Latina.

Closing his Gaian senses once more, he looked out the window and passed the time by watching the landscape change as the bus went by. Jason was glad that the city he lived in was at least trying to be in tune with nature. There were many parks around, and many trees along the streets. Though he longed to be back out in nature, he still enjoyed his life in the city.

The bus halting interrupted his thoughts, and he realized he missed his stop! Jason bolted out the doors and hopped onto the sidewalk and took a moment to gain his bearings. He realized then that he hadn’t overshot as much as he feared. He recognized the area and walked towards Elizabeth’s house, which was only about four minutes away.

He walked up to the address and ambled on up the garden path to the front door. He noted Elizabeth’s car in the driveway and figured she must have arrived just before he did. Jason walked through the front door and announced himself as he came through the doorway. He saw Eva come out of the kitchen to greet him. She was wearing a nice blue patterned sundress and a flour-dusted apron.

“How are you doing, Eva? Settling in OK?”

“Very well, thank you, Jason!” she replied with a smile.

“Mmmmmm! That lasagna you’re cooking smells delightful!” he grinned, and his stomach rumbled its agreement.

“Why thank you! Though it is a team effort between Amy and I to make it. I’m certain that you will enjoy dinner tonight!” she told him.

“I’m sure that I will! Where’s Liz?” he asked.

“Upstairs. Poor thing looks like she’s had a rough day,” she told him as she bustled back to the kitchen. Jason spotted Amy in the kitchen, wearing a sapphire-colored cami and a pair or black leggings. He didn’t know what it was about the Marston women, but the color blue just seemed to agree with them. Putting thoughts of them out of his head, Jason jaunted up the stairs and found his way to Elizabeth’s room.

Eva took a beat to get a good eyeful of Jason when he was moving up the stairs and smiled. She thought he was a handsome boy and well put together, as she appraised his musculature. A few raunchy thoughts flitted into her mind as she went back to working on dinner. Some of these ideas she hadn’t experienced in some time, while others were of the variety she had hoped Wayne would have been open to.

“Mother!” Amy ground out while flipping a semi disgusted look at her.

“What?”

“You’re doing that thing where you speak your thoughts again!” Amy said, shaking her while tending the sauce.

“And that’s a bad thing?” Eva scoffed while she was busy boiling the fresh pasta.

“When you say things like, ‘I’d like him to pillage me like a hun and ride his joystick until I can’t walk straight,’ then yeah, it’s a bad thing!” Amy glowered. Her face burning in embarrassment, Eva busied herself with the noodles, making sure that she didn’t overcook them.

Jason walked into Elizabeth’s room and spotted her laying on her bed, with a novel in hand. She was wearing an old shirt and a pair of shorts that didn’t do much to hide her figure, which Jason smiled at. The memories of hot sex they had over the last few days ran through his head and he looked down at the woman. He coughed slightly, as she was so engrossed in her book, she didn’t notice him walk in.

“Jason!” she cried happily, before leaping off the bed and hugging him. Jason returned the hug and growled slightly as some parts of him stirred.

“Stop that,” Elizabeth said with a smirk on her face.

“It’s not like I have conscious control over that. It often has a mind of its own some days,” Jason told her.

“So I’ve noticed. Crawl in and cuddle with me a little?” she asked.

Not needing to be told again, Jason shed his shirt and followed her into her bed. Elizabeth took a moment to get a good look at Jason’s chiseled frame, before drawing the covers over themselves. He fired her a questioning look, which she blushed at and murmured something.

“What was that?”

“Later, I may want your little guy to wake up,” she said in a voice just above a whisper. Jason chuckled before he steered the conversation to her.

“So, how was your day? Tell me about it.”

“Oh, dear God! Where do I even start?” she began. She told him about how she had to deal with her irate and homophobic boss being an asshole, as per usual. Thankfully, she had come across as someone who was purely straight, which always threw him off the scent. That and the freshly fucked glow she was sporting helped. She carried on about how there were some new arrivals at the hospice, with one man in particular.

“I don’t know, but something about this guy just wigged me out,” Elizabeth told Jason.

“Was it just the old man being a perv, or do you think it something more?” Jason asked?

“It was something more, that I can be sure about. Almost like I was more than just a cluster of holes for him to fuck. Like I was something to ... feed him,” she replied with a shudder.

“Well, even though your boss is a homophobe, I’m sure he’d cut you some slack about that guy if you asked him,” Jason told her.

“Maybe. I might just ask him about it later. Anyway, I’m done talking about this. Can we just lie here and snuggle?”

“Sure,” Jason told her, as he drew the woman close to him. She nuzzled into his neck and was asleep in mere moments. Jason was feeling more than tired at that moment, as he’d rushed over here eating nothing. But he figured the lasagna would be worth the wait, so he passed out.

He was out for maybe an hour before he felt a pair of gentle lips kissing his. He growled amiably at this intrusion and reached out to bring the kisser closer to him. He heard a high-pitched squeak and opened his eyes, seeing that it was Amelia leaning over him. He broke off the kiss and smiled at her. She was flushed from the kiss and Jason could tell that it turned Amy on, but she gave him a smoldering look and told him one phrase.

“Dinner first.”

Grunting acceptance, he crawled out of Elizabeth’s bed while Amy walked over and woke the sleeping woman in the same fashion. Though he got more than an eyeful of that during the weekend, Jason still couldn’t help but get riled at the sight of two women kissing passionately. She had done the same thing that Jason had done and was trying to draw Amy into bed. Amy backed away, drawing a frustrated groan from Elizabeth.

“It’s dinnertime, Liz. Get your ass dressed,” she told her lover as Jason pulled his shirt back over his head. Elizabeth huffed but nodded, before heading over to her dresser. Jason followed Amy out of the room, heading downstairs to the dining room. It surprised Jason to see a full and proper fancy dinner waiting there!

On the long table was a deep dish pan of lasagna that was still steaming with heat. Next to it sat a large bowl of Caesar salad and a large loaf of homemade garlic bread, if his nose wasn’t lying to him. There were plates set around the table in four places and a couple of bottles of red wine, along with wine glasses and water goblets filled with water. There was a pitcher of water standing by the wine, and two candles were lit to complete the ambiance.

“Wow!” said a voice from behind him. Elizabeth had shown up downstairs, wearing a red spaghetti strap top and a white, billowy skirt.

“You got that right! This is amazing!” Jason enthused.

“So glad that you all approve! Please, sit!” Eva gestured.

“I didn’t know that I had all of this lying around in my fridge!” Elizabeth said, still stunned by the fancy display of food before her.

“Well, the thing is, you didn’t. I had to step out and get everything else to make this dinner possible,” Eva admitted.

“Wait, you went out and got the stuff? Aren’t you afraid of being recognized? How were you able to afford it?” Amy wondered, knowing that they both had to keep a low profile.

“I did some digging and prepared for eventualities such as this, you know,” Eva said cryptically.

“How?”

“If you must know, I have some wigs on hand that I bought and paid for, a few years ago. I kept them sealed and brushed them out today, so I could make use of them. I also opened a bank account about five years ago and was slowly making small deposits into it. I used cash only, so there would be no discernable paper trail that your father could find,” Eva sighed, explaining everything.

“Damn Mrs. Marston! Sounds like you’ve been preparing for this for a while now!” Jason commented before pouring some wine for the ladies.

“Well, it was more for Amy and Darren when I felt they were ready to leave us and the church. So, I had to adapt my plans when I learned of everything that happened,” she said, doling out slices of lasagna to everyone. “And please, Jason, call me Eva.”

“You know Eva ... you didn’t have to do this for us,” Elizabeth said, floored by the effort she went to for dinner.

“Making dinner like this once a week is the least I can do for allowing us to stay here rent-free, Elizabeth,” Eva responded.

She gave everyone generous helpings of the Italian dish, Jason taking two helpings and the wine flowed throughout dinner. The conversation between them was lively as they all were grateful for being there and sharing in the food. Dessert was a large Tiramisu, along with fresh coffee. After everyone had a slice or two, Jason and Elizabeth gave the Marston women their compliments, which they appreciated.

“So, Jason, can we expect your company at least once a week then?” Eva wondered.

“With food this good, just let me know when and I’ll be here like a dirty shirt!” he told them while giving his stomach a good rub.

The ladies giggled at this and everyone pitched in to clean everything up and put away the leftover food. Eva protested this at first, but they quickly cleared the table, and all the dishes cleaned in less than ten minutes. She saw no point in complaining further and picked up what remained of the second bottle of wine and her glass.

“Well, I should turn in for the evening. I know what you three will probably be up to in a while and I ask only one thing; please keep it down,” she told the three young lovers with a wink, before strolling upstairs.

“Amy, is your mom usually this forward? Or is this new behavior for her?” Jason wondered, thunderstruck by what Eva had said, as the woman disappeared upstairs.

“I have never seen her like this, ever!” Amy admitted.

This was very weird behavior for her mother to display, but she shook herself, remembering what her mom lived in. It was tough, trying to be the perfect daughter to her father, and she imagined it wasn’t any easier for her mother, trying to be the perfect wife. Jason and Elizabeth had walked into the living room and were discussing something, which Amy walked into the middle of.

“ ... are you sure this is a good idea?” Jason implored, looking weirded out.

“My house, my rules. I know I am hosting two women, but she said that we should keep the noise down, right?” Elizabeth challenged him. Jason was at a bit of a loss and Elizabeth smiled a predatory smile before she dropped to her knees, popping open Jason’s fly.

“What are you doing?!” Amy whispered harshly.

“What does it look like I’m doing? I’m getting ready to take Jason’s man meat into my mouth, then have him fuck me with it,” Elizabeth told her as she reached into his shorts.

“But my mom is just upstairs! She could hear you! Worse, she could come downstairs and catch you in the act!”

“Like Liz just told me; her house, her rules. Besides, she knew we would start something up. She only asked us to be quiet about it. She didn’t ask us to not do anything about it,” Jason said, pooh-poohing Amy’s concerns away as Elizabeth swallowed his cock.

“He’s right, you know,” Elizabeth said, popping her mouth off Jason’s dick.

“It’s also one hell of a turn on, doing something like this where they could get caught. I’d say you think so too!” Jason said with a laugh.

“What are you talking about?” Amy groused.

Jason just looked at her, or rather, around her midsection, she thought. Looking down, Amy saw she was dripping, her juices soaking through her leggings. Though the leggings were black, it was clear as day and Amy blushed at this.

“I’m so embarrassed! But you are right Jay, it is a big turn on!” Amy admitted shyly.

“Glad to hear that you agree! Now get that ball gag! We will need it! Also, grab any other toys that we will use!” Elizabeth blurted before inhaling Jason’s cock again.

Not wanting to miss out on what was happening in the living room, Amy raced upstairs quietly. She made a beeline for Elizabeth’s room and went straight for her nightstand. She pulled out the ball gag along with the big black vibrator, the flesh-colored one, and the purple rubber dildo. Having the items in hand, she left Elizabeth’s room, but not before checking the hallway.

The hall was clear, the door to Eva’s room was closed, and Amy heard no sound coming from the room. Smiling that she wasn’t heard, Amy moved down the stairs carefully, not wanting to trip and fall. Once she made it down, she padded over to the living room and witnessed Jason taking Elizabeth’s panties down. Elizabeth’s skirt was up around her midriff, as was her top, spilling her heavy tits across her chest.

With her panties removed, Jason dove in, bringing his mouth to Elizabeth’s steaming quim. She moaned quietly at the contact and Amy walked in with the armful of toys. Placing everything down on the coffee table, Amy took the ball gag and put it in Elizabeth’s mouth, securing it in place. Now that they muffled her voice, Amy moved to the opposite end of the couch, shedding her leggings, panties, and top.

Nude, she lay back, watching Jason eat Elizabeth out, as she reached for the fleshy vibrator and the dildo. She sucked on them both while spreading her legs and letting some heat bleed off her steamy pussy. She took the vibrator and turned it to the lowest setting before placing it atop her outer lips, stimulating them. Amy then took the purple dildo and sucked on it, imagining that it was Jason she was sucking on.

“Get yourself all hot and bothered, but don’t cum just yet,” Jason told her before he returned to eating Elizabeth out.

“Why is that?”

“Liz’s orders. She wants first ride and an orgasm, but she wants to see me fill you,” he said. Amy looked over to Elizabeth, who nodded vigorously before tilting her head back in pleasure. Amy couldn’t believe what she was hearing! She wanted to watch her get fucked and filled?!? If voyeurism was what Elizabeth wanted on the regular, Amy would have to secure a prescription of birth control pills!

She continued to play with herself as Jason stopped eating Elizabeth out and backed up for a moment. He stood and removed every stitch of clothing he wore, before kneeling back in front of her. His cock was at full mast and every bit as impressive as Amy remembered it. She couldn’t help but be a little envious at Elizabeth right then, but pushed that feeling away since she knew that she’d be getting herself some of that.

Jason inserted the tip of his dick into Elizabeth’s slippery cleft, earning a small moan of delight from her. Easing his way in, Jason pushed all the way to the hilt, stuffing Liz full. Her eyes rolling to the back of her head, Elizabeth pushed her pussy against Jason’s pelvis. She could feel every pulsing vein along her lover’s cock, and the throbbing feeling of it left her wanting more.

She would have moved, but Jason then grabbed her legs by the ankles, pushing them upwards, slowly. He took his time, not wanting to hurt her as he brought her knees to her shoulders. She hissed slightly in pain, but only when he tried to go further. Backing off a touch, Jason then slid his dick in and out of Elizabeth.

The way he was pushing into her was setting off Elizabeth’s nerves deliciously. Snaking her hands to the backs of her knees, Elizabeth took hold and caught Jason’s gaze, stopping him for a moment. He took a moment to see what the matter was, then understood her intent by the smoky look she had given him. She wanted him to hammer her as hard as he could and hold nothing back.

Growling in acknowledgment, Jason stopped taking it slow and just laid into her, stuffing Elizabeth’s tight little quim with his fat dick. Since she was holding her legs, Jason’s hands migrated south, taking hold of her hips. The moment he had a solid grip, he fucked her, vigorously. Elizabeth gave mulled little squeaks with each thrust she took, enjoying the high she was riding.

Amy was getting even more turned on by the show transpiring in front of her. She’d already stopped sucking on the toys and was busy putting them to use. The vibrator buzzed just above her clit, while she was thrusting the purple dildo in and out of her pussy lips. Amy desperately wanted to cum, but held off, knowing that once Jason was done with Elizabeth, she was next.

She watched with lust and desire as Jason’s thick cock kept disappearing in Elizabeth’s cleft, his hips working hard to bring the woman to orgasm. The way she was shaking and jittering, Amy figured it wouldn’t be long. She moaned and squirmed in anticipation of the reaming that was to come, aching and burning for what Elizabeth was experiencing.

Elizabeth felt it rise in her for a split second before the wave of ecstasy came crashing down hard on her. She screamed as hard as she could, knowing that no one would hear the sound. What should have been a high-pitched wail, was little more than mild squeaking, as she arched against her male lover. Her inner walls fluttered and squeezed, trapping Jason’s dick in her depths.

Feeling the pressure mounting in his cock, Jason did everything he could to keep from coming. He managed it, but only just, with Elizabeth’s velvety grip on him nearly doing him in. After a few minutes, her convulsions slowed down, and she relaxed, finally relinquishing her grip on him. Jason slid out of the insensate woman, careful not to jostle her too much as he scooped her up in his arms.

He then walked over to the cushy armchair that sat across from the couch, carefully depositing Elizabeth onto it. Once he disentangled her limbs from his, he flipped the lever on its side, allowing her to sprawl out as she wanted. Jason turned around to Amy, who had already stood up from the couch and had all but tackled him. She pressed her lips to his, drawing the man into a passionate and carnal kiss.

Jason responded, letting his tongue flick over Amy’s, the gesture hardening him further. He then felt her hand on his tool, gripping him tightly as she moaned with unrestrained desire. Before he could do or say anything, Amy dropped to her knees and inhaled his cock, her lips at the root of his shaft in seconds. He groaned at the sudden, but welcome gesture, enjoying the smooth, velvety touch of her mouth.

Amy was in no hurry, as she wanted to tease him just as he and Elizabeth had teased her earlier. Her tongue bathed his dick with heat, the contact of it driving Jason crazy. She popped his dick out of her mouth before stroking it. Jason growled dangerously, letting Amy know just how aroused he was.

“You want to use this big, fat dick of yours, don’t you? You want to stuff my little pussy full with it and make me feel like a little whore? Well, you just wait,” she teased Jason. He growled even louder, like he wanted to say something, but Elizabeth beat him to it.

“Don’t tease him, Amy. Do that and he’ll make you his little bitch and show you who owns that pussy,” Elizabeth breathed as she pulled the ball gag out of her mouth.

“Really? Says who I don’t want him to do that?” Amy giggled sultrily.

Hearing that was all the permission that Jason needed, as he hoisted Amy to her feet, and picked her up by the ass. Squeaking at the sudden movement, she clung to his shoulders, righting herself as Jason held her. He concentrated for a moment, nudging his steely prick against her bottom until he found her slippery cleft. In a single motion, he entered her, stretching her tight quim with his cock.

Amy moaned at the welcome intrusion, wrapping her legs around Jason in response. With no warning, Jason gripped her ass tightly and moved her hips up and down on his cock, screwing her where he stood. The impromptu fucking caught Amy by surprise, and she tried to seize control of the pace from Jason, but he was far too strong to resist. He continued to spear her with his swollen member, making her shiver with delight.

“I told you not to tease him. Now you pay the price for it,” Elizabeth whispered as she lay there, still recovering from the throes of her orgasm.

“Like ... you ... did?” Amy got out as she was bouncing on Jason’s dick.

“I demanded to be fucked like I did. I wanted it. Now, whether or not you want it, you will get it,” Liz told her as she watched them fuck.

Amy couldn’t help but whimper as she felt the orgasm she had kept at bay rise in her with a vengeance. She knew it would hit her hard, and that she had no control over it. Moments after she felt it coming for her, it blasted into her hard, searing her nerves and setting her mind alight with decadent pleasure. She would have screamed her release, but Jason just mashed his mouth to hers, kissing her fiercely.

Amy responded as her body vibrated with ecstasy, her inner walls clamping down on Jason’s tool. She wrestled what control she could, to press him for his seed, trying desperately to make it give its offering to her. Jason growled as he continued his rough kiss, showing her she was not in control here. She finally broke the kiss, her chest heaving as she gulped down fresh oxygen.

“You woke my inner beast up. Now he wants his share of fun and I’m inclined to let him have it,” Jason told Amy as he marched over to where the couch was. He lay her down as he came down with her, still joined.

“I want you to cum!” she almost begged, pouting.

“Not until I’ve made you cum and only when you are begging me for it,” he chuckled as his mouth descended on her fleshy tits, capturing her nips in his mouth.

“Not ffffaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrr!” she whined as she dropped her head to the cushions.

She felt Jason moving his cock within her again, setting her nerves dancing once more. Amy stared up at him, groaning in delight at the feeling of his dick stretching her insides. His face was a mixture of total bliss and unrestrained savagery. Turned on even further by the look he gave her, Amy arched towards him, her head lolling off the edge of the couch. For a moment, she opened her eyes and spied Eva by the entryway, watching them.

“MOM?!?” she cried out, horrified that she had caught them in the act.

Both Jason and Elizabeth snapped their heads up and sure enough, they saw Eva Marston, leaning against the entry frame. Only she wasn’t standing idly by, as she had one hand under her panties and another beneath the sapphire nightie she wore, caressing her breasts. She looked on at the scene transpiring before her with lust hooded eyes, desire written across her face.

“Hello, Amy. You three continue on with what you’re doing. I’m just going to stand here and watch you all have at it,” Eva told them without missing a beat. All three of the young lovers just stared at her, shocked by her boldness. Elizabeth was the first to respond.

“No, that will not do.”

“Why? Would you have me leave?” Eva asked in a pained voice.

“Absolutely not! I would have you join us,” the young woman said as she stood up from the armchair. She then walked over and took Eva by the hand, leading her into the room, seating her on the loveseat next to the couch. Eva walked as though hypnotized and snapped out her lust fueled trance the moment she sat down.

She stood almost immediately to leave and protest, but Elizabeth stopped it by putting a finger to her lips. She pushed gently, setting Eva down on the loveseat again, before turning around and scooping up the toys Amy had been using. She presented them to Eva, offering her a choice.

“Vibrator, or dildo?” she asked, shaking each one as she named them.

Eva hesitated for a moment, not quite believing what was happening, before reaching towards the vibrator. Elizabeth gestured with the toy, showing that Eva should strip before she could play. Not wanting to be left out, Eva quickly dispensed of her clothing and was now as nude as the rest of them. Smiling, Elizabeth handed her the vibrator before plonking herself down next to the older woman.

“Liz? What are you doing??” Amy cried out as she witnessed everything before speaking her mind.

“Giving your mother what she needs. If she has been as badly oppressed as you have been, she’ll need this as much as you and I do. Let her enjoy herself,” Elizabeth implored her friend. Amy was looking to protest, but Jason chimed in to support Elizabeth.

“She’s right. What Liz said makes perfect sense, and if someone had stuck me in a home like yours, I’d lose my mind! If someone else suddenly offered a taste of what I’ve been missing, I’d jump at the chance to get some.”

Amy looked at both of her lovers like they’d grown two heads but couldn’t deny the desire that now saturated the room. She watched Elizabeth as she made use of the purple dildo, sliding in and out of her pussy lips, moaning all the while. She also saw her mother enjoying herself as she was, using the buzzing toy to tease herself as she writhed in pleasure.

She couldn’t explain why, but Amy suddenly got flushed, arousal flooding into her body once more. A moan escaped her lips as she felt Jason push into her again, lighting up her nethers with liquid ecstasy. Before she could say any more on the matter, Jason leaned down and kissed her, letting his desire for her overwhelm her logical side.

Amy responded, kissing Jason back, letting her lust take control once again. Jason worked his hips, sliding into her hot and steaming channel, building up his tempo. Looking up, Amy saw Eva was staring at the two of them fucking and instead of being mortified; it turned Amy on even more.

A surge of adrenaline shot through her as she pushed on Jason, forcing him to stop for a moment. Amy shoved him off, pushing him back until he was on his ass, his cock standing at full mast. Licking her lips, she hopped atop of it, her hungry slit finding his behemoth with little issue. Once she was sitting on him, Amy then worked her hips, moving up and down on his dick.

Elizabeth glanced over and approved of Amy’s initiative, smirking the entire time. She continued to work the dildo in and out of her quim, chasing down another orgasm. Lying there, watching Amy’s ass devour Jason’s cock was more than enough to bring her to the edge. It wasn’t long before she felt the familiar vibrations of an orgasm ripple through her, and she shivered with delight at the sensation.

She glanced over at Eva and the older woman seemed to take her time with this, in no rush. Smiling dreamily, Elizabeth, feeling emboldened at that moment, reached over to touch Eva. Her hand rested on her thigh and Eva’s head snapped over, looking at Elizabeth for a brief second. Her eyes wide, Eva’s chest heaved as she saw what she was doing and, after a brief consideration, nodded her assent.