It was the 'Miss' that swung it, of course. If he'd asked, 'How much, Ma'am' or simply, 'How much', then I might have just walked away, but it was a while since I'd been called Miss and I liked it. A lot.
Emma has a thing for her dad. Being brought up by him all on his own it's probably not too surprising. She's a clever girl and she realizes that her dreams are likely to remain just that, but that doesn't stop a girl dreaming of course.
At fourteen Clare was older than most when she had her first encounter with porn. She was a good Catholic girl and knew that it was sinful, but the effect it had on her was so very hard to resist. Her mother, meanwhile, was having her own issues.
When financial hardship means that Julie has to share a bedroom with her bigger sister Sharon it comes with an unexpected benefit. One that only gets better and better.