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The Road to Gretna Green Part 12 - Wish

All rights and many thanks are accorded to Pixelberry Studios. This takes place immediately after Part 11. Seriously, it will be very confusing if you haven’t read the other parts. Please see my Masterlist if you wish to catch up on the series. This is the final chapter of The Road to Gretna Green. But I am planning more story with some of these characters including Ernest and Rose. Rating: M, Erotica, seriously M Warnings: erotica Word count: around 4300 and a bit Tagging: @ritachacha @darley1101 @hopefulmoonobject @blackcatkita @speedyoperarascalparty @hellospunkiebrewster @tornbetween2loves @gardeningourmet @melodyofgraves @thequeenofcronuts @symonde

Dominique watched Bishop Monroe read Rose’s letter. He was frowning as he handed it back to her. A soft knock on the parlor door heralded the return of the young man with the tea cart. Which he brought in and served them each a cup of tea and a biscuit before the Bishop dismissed him with a wave. “Lady Dominique, this is most unfortunate.” He shook his head. “Have people been sent to stop this?” Dominique serenely stirred a lump of sugar into her tea and carefully set the spoon down and took a sip studying the Bishop the entire time before she answered. “You seem surprised. You know, I was at first.” She sipped the tea again. Slowly smiling. “My complements on the tea, your Grace. This blend is lovely.” She took another sip. The Bishop frowned at her. “This is disgraceful, my Lady. A scandal.”

Her head whipped up and her eyes were narrowed as she speared him with her gaze. Her tone snapped at him correcting an ignorant child. “Your Grace, I did Not come here this afternoon to be chastised.” She paused mid sip deliberately, carefully setting her cup down. “If my granddaughter does not see the value in following social expectations regarding her method of honoring her promise to Mister Sinclaire there is no disgrace in that.

I would say rather it reflects well upon her intellect that she has learned the folly of depending upon the dictates of others in the matter of her heart and future happiness. A lesson that you, sirrah held an integral part in teaching her!

Her parents were married here, by your hand. Her conception was not the unsanctified secret tryst of callow youth. And yet she was labeled a ‘natural’ daughter.

You put asunder that which you claimed God had joined for what? According to my husband’s ledger your thirty pieces of silver were five hundred pounds sterling.

But do not fret that I place blame on you alone for this. I bear my share I assure you. I was too busy keeping my eyes closed to my husband’s infidelities to stand up to him in the matter of our son’s happiness. It was not until after Rupert’s death that I knew of Vincent’s marriage to Rose’s mother. When I read his ledger I found out about the financially advantageous match that inspired him to have his son’s previous marriage annulled. Shall I show you the profit he made on the engagement with the widow Marlcaster? Shall I show you the letters he hid from his son and from me that spoke of undying love and my granddaughter? I think you do not want to see them for that allows you denial does it not? You never knew? You know. Before God you know. And we are not playing at this any longer.

In my arrogance and ignorance I contrived to make what I thought was an advantageous alliance for Rose with Duke Richards blinding myself with his title to his base nature. I excused the evidence before my eyes caught up in a romantic fantasy. And made a deal with the devil himself. Duke Richards has no contract with Rose. She never gave him more notice than the bare minimum dictates of civility; which as it turns out was more than he deserved and far, far more than he gave her. The night of their ‘engagement’ he left bruises on her arm. She showed them to me. He is no gentleman. I came here to get your support no matter what Duke Richards does. No matter how much money he offers your coffers I expect your support for my Granddaughters claim to Edgewater and the legitimacy of her contract and marriage to Mister Sinclaire. I have shown these gentlemen all these documents you seem disinclined to look at. And they bear witness to this conversation. I came here rather than taking this directly to the Archbishop as a courtesy to you. But I will do everything I must to ensure my Granddaughters rightful inheritance and her happiness. Is my position clear, your Grace?” Dominique held his gaze until he nodded. Then sipped more of her tea. They all sipped their tea in silence for several stunned minutes before the Bishop cleared his throat and spoke in a much subdued tone. “My Lady Dominique you must know that Duke Karlington will not take this well.” She nodded. “Oh I am aware. He was ranting in my house this very morning. If he pursues this to court I will simply declare that in light of the previous contract by Rose’s father with Mister Sinclaire that I had no knowledge of at the time. And without previous consultation with Rose I overstepped the boundaries of my authority. If his Grace insists on a marriage the only one I am at liberty to speak for is myself. If he persists then I will marry him.” Mister Konevi snorted his tea. The Bishop was taken with a fit of coughing. Mister Hartfield slapped his knee and guffawed with no pretense at even attempting to suppress his response. Dominique’s mouth was twitching as she tried to repress her own amusement. She lifted a brow and looked at each of them. “This seems quite logical to me. And frankly your Grace, I care not half a whit what Duke Karlington thinks or how he takes it. The Duke may be the cousin to Prinny, my linage goes back to the kings of Cordonia, Greece, and Spain.”

She finished her tea and rose walking over to the Bishop. “Your Grace I thank you for your audience. I trust I will have your support as regards my expressed wishes for the best interests of my Granddaughter. My question is bluntly, can you do this; or is this a matter which I must take to his excellency the Archbishop of Canterbury? Her gaze never wavered from his while he considered his answer. He finally nodded. “Let me write a letter to his Excellency. I will write in support of your position. Explaining that your son, Earl Edgewater and Mister Sinclaire wished Lady Rose to have free will in her choice of husband and therefore kept their agreement secret. That having witnessed the settlement I am in accord with you in this matter that her arrangement with Mister Sinclaire holds precedence over any claim that Duke Karlington would hold on her. It is my belief that his Excellency will support you and your Granddaughter.” Dominique nodded. “Good! I will have another cup of your lovely tea while you write your missive to the Archbishop.” Bishop Monroe lifted his brow and frowned. “You need not tarry. I will do as I’ve told you.” “I know you will. It’s no inconvenience. I like your tea. And as Mister Hartfield and Mister Konevi will be going to the Archbishop with the settlement papers to explain what is transpiring they may as well take your missive with them. I would not want you to have to go to an added expense and then possibly have it go astray in the post. We will wait.” She went over to the tea service and poured herself another cup of tea then asked the gentlemen if she might freshen their cups while she was pouring. Bishop Monroe did his best imitation of a gold fish opening his mouth as though he might protest until she lanced him again with her dark gaze that had him close his mouth and go to the writing desk in the room and compose his letter. After a few minutes Dominique took a cup of tea over to the Bishop and read the letter he was composing over his shoulder. She smiled and handed him his tea. When he finished he handed her the letter she looked it over then handed it to Mister Hartfield to look over. He nodded and handed it to Mister Konevi who looked it over before nodding then handing it back to the Bishop. “This will be most helpful. There is only one thing missing.” Looking distinctly annoyed the Bishop raised his brow at Mister Konevi. “And what might you require?” “Your seal, your Grace. The authenticity would certainly be questioned without your seal on the letter.” Dominique did not miss the clench of the Bishop’s jaw as he took the letter nodding, “Of course.” He went back to the desk and quickly dripped a bit of wax next to his signature and pressed his ring into it. Then handed it back to Mister Konevi. He examined the letter and nodded at the Dowager Countess. “This all seems to be in order.” She finished her tea and smiled at the Bishop. “I thank you, your Grace, for your hospitality and your assistance in this matter. I fear we must take our leave as there is much to prepare.” She rose and extended her hand to him. He bowed over it before shaking the hands of the Solicitors before they departed.

Once they were settled in the carriage on the way back to the townhouse Dominique looked at them. “Tell me gentlemen, what think you?” Mister Hartfield smiled, “Have you ever considered becoming a solicitor? I have seldom seen someone outside the profession cook an eel with such flair.

But the Duke is a powerful, well connected man. I have been looking into Duke Karlington’s business on Mister Sinclaire’s behest since the unfortunate incident with Mister Sinclaire’s late wife. And while there have been numerous instances where his predatory nature has created severe misfortune for others. There hasn’t been anything that might be brought before the courts to curtail him.

Recently however, he has been publicly associating with one Sir Gideon Payne. That man was exiled for conspiring against the Crown. And I am most curious to see what our ambitious Duke is doing with him. That relationship could quite possibly be the key to severing his favor with the Royal family. I have hired several men, former Bow Street Horsemen to assist me in this endeavor. It is my hope that their efforts may rid us of any threat of Duke Karlington in the near future.

But as to the matter of Lady Edgewater and Mister Sinclaire I think the case you laid out for his Grace the Bishop will work. And unless you are the heiress to lands the Duke would be aware of I don’t think you will be forced to marry him.” He grinned.

Mister Konevi nodded. “Karlington would not be inclined to marry Lady Rose if she were not a means to acquiring Edgewater. She is beautiful but her ‘Natural’ state would keep him from any consideration of her without her inheritance. But his history is one of vengeance for slights. So I would advise keeping trustworthy, capable men about. And being very wary of opportunities that might afford convenient tragic accidents. Double check your equipage. And I think we must try to get some trustworthy men to find the Sinclaires and accompany them home. So if you have such I think they should be assembled and sent with letters to find them.

And Lady Dominique, I think some correspondence with the Archbishop is in order. We need to inform him of the unfortunate misunderstanding while keeping the damning ledger information in reserve. I believe holding that information back will solidify Bishop Monroe’s allegiance to our cause. I would advise the Bishop’s missive, and the settlement papers be shown to his Excellency.”

Mister Hartfield considered a moment. “I believe Mister Konevi is wise in his advice. And we do have a serious advantage.” He grinned. “We have just such a man already keeping a close eye out for their wellbeing. A companion at arms and good friend to Mister Sinclaire, Mister Caiden Lykel. He is the gentleman Mister Sinclaire entrusted to fly before them making arrangements for their comfort and safety on their journey. If you have a trustworthy man to send, we can have him take a letter to Mister Lykel’s townhouse in Leeds. It would be the best chance to join him and help ensure they arrive back home safely.” Dominique frowned. “Well I thought I had such but I sent Mister Harper to seek Rose in Grovershire days ago and he never returned.” Mister Konevi cleared his throat and flushed a bit. “I expect he will return shortly.” “What’s this?” She raised her brow at the solicitor. “Mister Harper came to me when he did not find Lady Rose in Grovershire. Believing that your intention was to turn Lady Edgewater over to the Duke he wished to delay his return to allow her more time for escape. Once your intentions were made clear to me I have informed him. Now he is convinced that you would discharge him.” She chuckled shaking her head. “It seems my granddaughter has inspired much loyalty and has many allies in the household. This is a good thing. You may insure Mister Harper I have seen the folly of my ways and would not give the Duke a chicken much less my granddaughter. So he is welcome to return; and if he is willing he is the best horseman and able man I have to send on such a task.” Mister Hartfield nodded, “I will prepare a letter of introduction for Mister Harper. And a letter for Mister Lykel advising him of the current state of developments here. If either of you would like to send missives I suggest you prepare them. The sooner we send them the better. If your Mister Harper is a skilled horseman he should be able to make Leeds in two or three days. If he can get good horses. Hopefully he will not have to wait too long to connect with Mister Lykel once he gets there. Honestly, Lady Dominique my greatest concern at the moment is the possibility of the Duke putting a bounty on the Sinclaires with the less than savory connections he is nurturing.”

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Ernest lay there exploring the velvet softness of her breasts with trembling fingers. Kissing the crystal tear drops on her cheeks before tasting the beauty of her smile that was lighting his heart. She had taken all of him. Even in her virgin state she had welcomed him. Even now she held him, tightly, deeply with all of herself. Her arms wrapped about him, hands caressing his back. Her mouth gently suckling his lips begging him to let their tongues dance together. Her legs wrapped about him her heels pressed into his buttocks holding him seated so deeply in her glorious, heavenly channel. Her fingers gently swiped his tears from his cheeks her voice filled with concern, “Ernest? My Love are you in pain?” He sobbed and was laughing and crying and pulled her tightly to him. “Oh no my darling. I am in heaven. I feel like a blind man who suddenly sees the world and is so overwhelmed because there is no way to express such profound joy. I love you.” She smiled, and yawned nuzzling into his shoulder. “And I love you my husband.” She was silent a moment. Then she kissed his side and relaxed against him.

A chill in the room woke him. The fire had burned down. Rose was curled against his side, relaxed in a deep slumber still wrapped around him with one arm and one leg. They were both on top of the dark blanket with no covers, cross wise in the bed. Ernest carefully, ever so gently disentangled from her and got up so he wouldn’t disturb her. He saw her move toward him as though searching for him even in her sleep and smiled.

He stirred the fire and added more wood to bring it to life then filled the kettle and put it on to heat. Her virgin blood was smeared across his thighs and groin and he grimaced. He knew it was natural and to be expected. And still that he would ever be the cause of her pain hurt his heart. He went and found a bathing sponge in the washstand and washed himself with a little of the cold water. But as he carefully cleaned himself pressing the hood of his soldier back he found himself growing firm again remembering her shy kiss on his tip as she bathed him earlier. He grinned as he realized that he now thought of his cock as his soldier.

“That’s my job.” The warm velvet tone of her voice stroked him.

He looked across and saw her sitting up watching him. And he was at full attention by the time he had crossed to her. “Rose…”

She shifted to kneel before him and pulled him down into her kiss. She teased his lips and suckled his tongue gently even as her hands wrapped around him stroking him firmly. He thrust his tongue into her mouth in imitation of her stroking moaning his need and then as he neared release he panted, “Rose I.. cannot.. hold longer. I will make a mess.”

She felt his strain for control and impulsively leaned into him pressing her breasts around his shaft and slipping his pulsing tip into her mouth. She painted circles around the sensitive ridge of his weeping tip with her tongue even as she suckled him repeating what she had done with his tongue moments before.

Crying her name in the extremity of his pleasure his shaking fingers tangled in her hair but not pulling her away from him. Then with a soul deep moan he was spurting what she thought of as slightly salty thick cream into her mouth. She swallowed it even as he pulled her up.

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry.” He was still gasping and pulling her to his chest. “Please forgive me. I could not help myself.”

“Ernest?” She was stroking him. Kissing his face. “I don’t understand Ernest. Why are you apologizing?”

“I, I would never ask you to… To minister to my soldier so. I never would expect.” He was flustered and blushing.

She was shaking her head confused. “You forced me to nothing, Ernest. You did not hurt me. I was curious. Earlier this evening when I kissed you there I thought you liked it. I am not hurt or offended.” She stroked his chest kissing him. “If you do not like me to kiss you so I will not. But it pleased me to see your joy. I think you taste like salted cream. You gave me much pleasure with your mouth earlier. I wanted to see if I could pleasure you that way as well. But I would not upset you. Please don’t apologize. I love you. We are married. Surely there can be no harm in pleasuring each other?”

“I love you Rose Sinclaire.” He held her to him kissing her deeply then kissing her hair. “You were virgin and still you teach me more of love every moment than all the other women I have ever known.” He lifted her chin to look in her eyes. “You were so right when you said that you were made for me. And I for you. I do not know how I survived so long without air.”

He kissed her then only breaking the kiss when the hissing of the kettle and the need for air forced him to release her mouth. “Come. Let me wash you my love. Then we may put our bed together and rest properly.”

She took his hand and let him lead her over to the fire before she giggled and blushed.

He was pouring the hot water into some cold in the basin, and he looked at her curiously, “And what might have my lady Wife so amused?”

“I’m happy. And was just thinking of me when I first saw your invitation to join you, and me now. That first night when I bathed in my chemise as I’d been taught since I was a child. And now frolicking with my husband even as God made Adam and Eve. Not so much as a fig leaf for modesty.” She flung her arms out and twirled. “I used to fear that you would think me low and wanton. Now I just feel free.”

He chuckled. “I think you are the Goddess of Love incarnate. No mortal cloth can be worthy to drape you in. And yet your beauty is perilous, for to witness it forever enslaves the heart and no other can ever satisfy the desire of a love so pure.”

She smiled. “I want no other. And I am as enslaved as you my husband… I love that. Calling you my husband.”

“Come then and let me minister to you. We must rest.” He washed her gently with the sponge kissing her navel and her breasts, her palms and fingers as he cared for her. Then wrapping her in a drying cloth before going to set the bed in order. He smiled as he found the rose from her hair between their pillows.

“And what great plans do we have that we must rest up for?” She asked as she donned her silk and lace chemise and then handed him a night shirt before she climbed into the bed admiring him with a saucy smile.

He grinned at her ogling his bareness showing his dimple before he slipped on the soft shirt that still smelled of sunshine.

She lifted the covers and grinned inviting him to join her in their bed.

“Here.” He refilled her glass of wine and handed it to her then grabbed his own before joining her in the bed. She adjusted the pillows so they might sit comfortably and he sipped the wine studying her with a soft smile. “I thought you might like to go fishing in the morning?”

Her brow rose, “Fishing? You want to go fishing?”

He nodded hiding his grin in his glass as he took another sip. “Oh aye. Mister Camran assured me that there is excellent fishing in the river here. I thought we might try it. There were poles I spotted by the kitchen fireplace. And you will have to get up very early to start the bread while I spade us up some worms for bait. But afterward we can walk to the river and do some fishing. Then we will have to take Buttercup back to Mister Camran. If we catch enough fish we can take the Camrans some. What think you?” He blinked as innocently as he could contrive at her.

Sipping her wine she studied him before setting it down on the bed table and nodding. “Oh aye. I think you are right. Also if the day is fair tomorrow I think I must wash all our travel clothes so they will be fresh for our return. Mayhap we should just invite the Camrans to join us here for dinner and perhaps some cards after?”

He set his wine down and pulled her to him with a primal growl and kissed her deeply, “I’ve another thought.”

“Oh?”

“I think I will not let you out of this bed on the morrow, mayhap for the entire week.” He fastened his lips to her neck and suckled a passion mark there. “I think I shall make love to you all the day and into the night.”

“So you don’t want to fish?”

He growled and sucked her nipple into his mouth teasing the tight peak with feather light strokes of his tongue before blowing on it and watching it pebble.

Rose giggled and reached beneath his shirt stroking his hardness. “You do not seem to need twine.”

He grabbed her hand and pulled it to his mouth. “No, I need no twine.” He kissed her knuckles and sighed. “Sweetheart you are new breached. And I should let you rest and heal a bit. Trust me, and let me care for you. I would not hurt you more. You give me such joy. ”

She pouted at him, “I want you Ernest. I love our joining.”

He closed his eyes for a moment before opening them and smiling softly at her. “As do I. But I will give you a choice. If you ask I will take you again, right here, right now, it would be against all my reason that says that would not be the best for you; my soldier as you see awaits your command. But if you ask this now; then I will go fishing alone in the morning and take Buttercup back to the Camran’s that you might have some time to ease yourself and rest.” He kissed her hands again. “Rose that you took me as you did is a marvel to me. But I know I caused you pain. Let us rest this evening. I promise I cannot deny both of us long in this.”

Curling into his side she slipped her hand beneath his night shirt and stroked his chest. “I wish that we could ever be like this. Together. No ton, Dukes, Grandmothers, burdens of property, just thinking about when we might make love again.

Kissing her forehead he stroked the silk of her hair. “We have seven days. And I promise I will try to ensure that every year of our lives we take seven days on our anniversary to flee the tyranny of society and be together. Would that please you my love?”

She nodded and kissed his breast.

“There is another thing I wish you to consider. Because it will be a fortnight before we return you may want to post letters to your friends and Grandmother letting them know that you are well. If we send them tomorrow they would precede our arrival by about a week.” He tilted her face up and smiled at her. “And of course you may sign them Mistress Sinclaire.”

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Spring Equinox is all about new growth! It is the perfect opportunity to manifest renewal and new beginnings. We will be discussing health, beauty and connectivity to spirit during this wellness event. Learn how to eat in a more embodied way through the practice of Intuitive Eating with Soshy from Embody Nutrition. Intuitive Eating simply means, eat when you’re hungry, stop when your full, eat food that you love and food that feels good in your body. Imagine if you could feel at peace with all foods and be able to listen to your body on a deep intrinsic level when you’re eating! Rory, our favorite tarot-card reader, priestess, witch and spiritual guidance counselor will quickly tune in to your energy with an individualized one-on-one reading.

Monday, March 16th 6-7:30pm

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WANDER + IVY: Wine Tasting Event

Complimentary wine tasting featuring Wander + Ivy’s premium, organic, single-serve wines from family-owned vineyards around the world.

Wednesday, March 19th 2:30-5pm

Total Wine & More

3905 E Evans Ave

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RISE COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE: Rise On The Town

The 9&CO development a block away from RISE is close to completion! One of the establishments, TruFusion, is offering RISE Collaborative an exclusive sneak peek into one of their classes! Join us for a yoga class at 4 PM in the RISE classroom. This event is open to the public.

Wednesday, March 19th 4pm

RISE Collaborative Workspace

730 Colorado Blvd

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WANDER + IVY: Wine Tasting Event

Complimentary wine tasting featuring Wander + Ivy’s premium, organic, single-serve wines from family-owned vineyards around the world.

Thursday, March 20th 4-7pm

Warehouse Liquor Mart

3371 W Hampden Ave

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RISE COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE: Member Event - Food for Thought

“The Art and Science of Getting What you Deserve” led by Amy Reczek. Negotiation and self-advocacy can make many of us cringe. From pricing your services to asking for a raise or a promotion, it takes planning, research, and strategy to feel confident to go after - and GET - what you truly deserve. Amy Reczek, Owner of Sales and Presence, is a sales executive with a distinguished 15-year career occupying high-level positions, and it took training and empowered self-advocacy to get where she is today. She will share with us why everyone needs a negotiation strategy in place, what negotiation strategies are most impactful, and how to create a code of conduct to help you execute that strategy. Lunch will be sponsored by Chook Charcoal Chicken.

Wednesday, March 24th 12pm

RISE Collaborative Workspace

730 Colorado Blvd

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HALCYON, A HOTEL IN CHERRY CREEK: Apres Hour: Whole Leaf, Whole Life

Reinvigorating the ritual and art of tea drinking, Ku Cha House of Tea is making a celebratory experience out of every cup. The owners are unabashedly obsessed with all varieties and types—in fact, they offer more than 170 whole-leaf teas! Join us and tea master, Rong Pan, for an authentic Chinese tea ceremony and become familiar with every type of tea from green, white, rooibos to oolong.

Thursday, March 26th 5-6pm

Halcyon, a hotel in Cherry Creek

245 Columbine St

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BLANCHARD FAMILY WINES: Mermaids Under the Mirror - A Charity Dinner for Fins Attached.

You are invited to enjoy our Sonoma County wines, unique as a mermaids’ tail. We value sustainable wine-making processes and are proud to partner with like-minded organizations such as Fins Attached. This non-profit is dedicated to conducting research, promoting conservation, and providing education for the protection of the marine ecosystem.

Join us for an exclusive dinner in the (heated) Dairy Block Alleyway, benefiting one of our favorite aquatic organizations!

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Thursday, March 26th 6-9pm

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1855 Blake St #120

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Best Live Action Short Film Nominees for the 91st Academy Awards (2019, listed in order of appearance in the shorts package)

At the Academy Awards, Best Documentary Short Film and Live Action Short Film usually trade off for being the most depressing of the three short film categories. This year (and I understand this is being posted later than usual), there was no let-up in Live Action Short Film. There typically is at least one comedic short in this category, but one suspects the animation and short film branch of the Academy (which votes to nominate this category) was in no laughing mood this year. Here are the nominees:

Madre (2017, Spain)

Shortly before working on his Goya Award-winning film The Realm, Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen pieced together Madre (“mother” in English) – which he is hoping to adapt into a feature film soon. The film is any parent’s nightmare. Marta (Marta Nieto) is the mother to six-year-old Iván (voiced by Álvaro Balas). Just after entering her apartment with her own mother (Blanca Apilánez), she receives a phone call from Iván – who has been spending a vacation with Marta’s ex-husband somewhere in southern France. Iván sounds panicked; his father is nowhere to be found and he is one a beach with no one in sight. Marta tells Iván – who does not know whether he is in France or Spain – to remain calm as her mother calls the police.

Madre begins innocuously, building into Marta’s fully justified panic as the situation intensifies, the battery on Iván’s phone drains, and certain unknown elements are never answered. Sorogoyen’s film begins and ends with an ambiguous pan across a shoreline at dusk – between the bookending shots is an uncut take of at least fifteen minutes showing Marta and her mother pacing about her apartment squabbling amongst each other, later experiencing absolute terror for Iván. The camerawork and lack of cuts is impressive, but Sorogoyen does not use the apartment setting well, as it seems the camera too often is unsure where to drift next during the action. That Madre remains engaging once the audience learns something is amiss is an incredible achievement, but the poor framing and awkward transition in the final moments dilute the impact.

My rating: 7.5/10

Fauve (2018, Canada)

Shot near Thetford Mines in Québec, Jérémy Comte’s Fauve won the Special Jury Prize at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and an Honorable Mention for Best Canadian Short Film from the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Here,Tyler (Félix Grenier) and Benjamin (Alexandre Perreault) are spending one overcast afternoon playing in places far off from home. They are keeping score on how many times they have misled the other – physically, psychologically, and especially verbally. Their play brings them to a mine that is not quite abandoned, as they descend into what appears to be an asbestos pit. One of the misleading pranks goes horribly wrong – a day that began innocently turns to tragedy.

Superb child performances cannot save Fauve’s screenplay (by Comte) from saying much of anything. The film captures the recklessness of boyhood that sprouts – for other boys to see, for everyone else to find for themselves later – just before one’s teenage years. Amid an expanse of grays, we see how damaging the one-upmanship can be when left unsupervised, without the guidance and wisdom of adults or older children who know better. The film’s most visible plot device – which, ostensibly, appears twice in the film (the first time is off-screen) – is employed with zero nuance the second instance it is invoked. Tyler and Benjamin’s story comes to fruition because of their shared fatal flaws. But Fauve never deepens our understanding beyond those flaws – severing a sterling opportunity to empathize with the boys even after their litany of terrible decisions.

My rating: 7/10

Marguerite (2017, Canada)

Director Marianne Farley is primarily an actor in Canadian films and television and she directs her second short film in Marguerite. The film, which has made the film festival rounds in North America and Europe, centers on the elderly Marguerite (Béatrice Picard, who will be ninety years old in July) and her days in which she is being tended to by in-home nurse Rachel (Sandrine Bisson). Marguerite has trouble moving around the house, speaks of no friends or family. Her interactions with Rachel are the only moments of lightness and sociability she displays. If Marguerite has shared little of herself in the past, it would be no surprise. For it is Rachel’s presence – and who she is – that helps Marguerite to open up about something she has held secret for all her life. Marguerite, in her youth, was attracted to women at a time when being out as queer would have ruined her wellbeing.

Marguerite never overplays its hand – it does not shamelessly aim for the tear ducts, nor does it make Marguerite’s sexuality the only interesting thing about her. Picard plays Marguerite as a woman nearing the twilight of her time on Earth, often wearing a distant gaze, as if reaching into a lifetime of memories and lessons learned. Bisson, as Rachel, intuits what suffering this older woman has gone through and how the heartbreak of never living as oneself has been processed over decades of self-denial and silence. The warm colors of Marguerite’s residence make her home feel lived in – an effect that desaturation or a drab, white- and gray-dominated household would have prevented. Farley’s second film is economical and deeply sensitive. It makes its statements about being oneself with quiet grace.

My rating: 8.5/10

Detainment (2018)

From Ireland comes a short film singed by the hot coals of controversy. Vincent Lambe’s Detainment is based on the interview transcripts of the two 10-year-old Liverpudlian children who murdered two-year-old James Bulger in February 1993 (several transcripts were never released to the jury, as they were deemed too distressing). Denise Fergus, Bulger’s mother, has denounced the film for not consulting with her or the family. Lambe was not required to attain the family’s permission, but the film carries with it the baggage of potential exploitation. That controversy aside, Detainment feels exploitative. Jon Venables (Ely Sloan) and Robert Thompson (Leon Hughes), having been arrested on suspicion for murdering Bulger, are in separate interrogation rooms with their parents (and, the movie never makes this clear, hopefully their lawyers) taking questions. A prisoner’s dilemma takes root, as narrative inconsistencies during the two interviews are picked apart, revealing how dark childhood cruelty can be.

But Detainment does little outside of that. Sloan and Hughes’ respective performances never change gears – denial and blame-shifting, defensive and utterly fearful. The poor performances hinder a fascinating concept, turning intrigue into ghastly manipulation. Slow-motion flashbacks to showcase the crime wreck the film’s pacing; the hand-held camera throughout displays little variation in framing. An abhorrent moment has inspired a poor film, with questions lingering over whether this film should have been made at all.

My rating: 5/10

Skin (2018)

Not to be confused with Guy Nattiv’s feature-length film of the same name (and also released in 2018), Nattiv’s short film Skin is a shocking commentary on racial relations that – in a year where Green Book won the Academy Award for Best Picture – also approaches white-black relations from its white characters, caricaturing some of the black characters found within. A young child named Troy (Jackson Robert Scott, whose character of Georgie was killed in the opening minutes of 2017′s It) is the son of skinheads. Father Jeffrey (Jonathan Tucker) and mother Christa (Danielle Macdonald) regularly listen to skinhead metal and shoot firearms with their fellow skinhead friends. One day at the grocery store, a black man namd Jaydee (Ashley Thomas) mimes a toy superhero’s movements for Troy at the checkout line. Jeffrey believes Jaydee has been, “fucking with [his] kid”, and proceeds – along with his skinhead friends – to spew racial epithets and assault Jaydee right in front of his awaiting family.

But a faceless black gang will capture Jeffrey and give him his comeuppance. Skin attempts to argue how acts of hatred influence the children that witness them. But treating its black characters as an “other” – especially how the gang is depicted – undermine the message. Yes, Skin is adopting a child’s point of view. The problem with that argument is that Troy’s racial attitudes have not been solidified yet; Nattiv and co-screenwriter Sharon Maymon impose the parental perspective onto Troy. There is a tonal, developmental, and ideological disconnect that plagues the movie from that moment Troy and his friends bloody Jaydee in the grocery store’s parking lot. A promising premise is weakened by imposing the adults’ lens on a child not even close to finalizing what he will be and what he believes.

My rating: 7/10

^ Based on my personal imdb rating. Half-points are always rounded down. My interpretation of that ratings system can be found here.

From previous years: 85th Academy Awards (2013), 87th (2015), 88th (2016), 89th (2017), and 90th (2018).

#Madre #Fauve #Marguerite #Detainment #Skin #Rodrigo Sorogoyen #Jeremy Comte #Marianne Farley #Vincent Lambe #Guy Nattiv #My Movie Odyssey

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Replay shows Fernando Llorente DID handball for Tottenham’s vital goal against Manchester City

Fernando Llorente DID handball for Tottenham's main goal: the angle that the referee did not see from VAR, which shows the ball the batter's arm before taking Manchester City from the Champions League

Fernando sent Llorente & # 39; s bundled goal in 73 minutes decided the fate of the badger

The goal went to VAR but referee Cuneyt Cakir saw no handball injury

Tottenham advanced to the final four of the Champions League on goals

By By Peter Rutzler for Mailonline

Published: 07:45 BST, April 18, 2019 | Fernando Llorente has the crucial third goal of Tottenham handball during their exciting Champions League quarter-final victory at Manchester City last night

A replay appeared that showed the ball to the Spaniard's arm before putting it in the back of the net with 73 minutes – a corner referee Cuneyt Cakir was not shown by VAR

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Fernando Llorente celebrates after scoring an essential third goal for Tottenham on the Etihad

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Tottenham had just come through the ongoing period of pressure and had secured back-to-back corners, the second of which led to Llorente's goal.

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Raheem Sterling thought he had the draw with a late late goal for Manchester City

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But there was a broken heart for Pep Guardiola as VAR annulment of the decision because of offside

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The 10 Most Highly Compensated Hotel CEOs of 2016

Steve Wynn speaks during a press conference in Macau, China. Last year, he opened Wynn Palace in Macau and he also took home the largest compensation package of any gaming or hotel CEO. Vincent Yu / Associated Press

Skift Take: Yet again, Steve Wynn keeps winning, as are his gaming counterparts. Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson, who managed to win an all-out battle for Starwood last year, was the top-ranked non-gaming CEO.

— Deanna Ting

As he did in 2015 and in 2014, Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn took home the largest total CEO compensation package worth a whopping $28.15 million, a $7.48 million bump from last year.

Following Wynn is his fellow gaming CEO, James Murren of MGM Resorts International, who took home $16.6 million in 2016, a $3.34 million increase from 2015.

Hotel CEO compensation totals remain a barometer of sorts for the strengths of their respective companies and the health of the hospitality industry as a whole and judging from last year’s totals, it’s clear the industry, overall, had a fairly successful year.

“Last year was a good year, and generally speaking it was a very profitable year for the hotel business,” said Keith Kefgen, managing director and CEO of AETHOS Consulting Group, a global advisory firm specializing in the hospitality industry. “Most of the publicly traded associations had a very solid year, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the overall compensations for executives went up marginally.”

Here’s a closer look at who made what, and why.

Gaming CEOs

As they historically have, gaming CEOs tended to take home the biggest pay in comparison to their CEO peers at companies such as Marriott, Hilton, and Hyatt.

“What this tells you is that the bigger the organizations, the more money people make,” said Kefgen. “Casino players tend to get better paid than their hospitality counterparts. And in Wynn and Adelson’s cases, they’re both founders, so they carry a lot of weight with their organizations. They get paid for who they are and not just what they are.”

All three big gaming CEOs — Wynn, Murren, and Sands’ Sheldon Adelson — saw their compensation rise in 2016 compared to 2015. Caesars CEO Marc Frissora, who joined the company in January 2015, however, saw his compensation total drop by $3.3 million in 2016, however.

“[Frissora’s] a relatively new CEO, and the company is just coming through a bankruptcy that was highly contested from bond holders and stock holders,” said Kefgen. “It’s had a difficult time of getting through this period of financial uncertainty and that didn’t affect operating numbers as much actually.”

What Happened at Wyndham?

The only other CEO to see his compensation fall in 2016 compared to 2015 was Wyndham Worldwide CEO Stephen P. Holmes. In 2015, Holmes received $14.97 million, and in 2016, he received $10.54 million.

“That’s a surprise,” said Kefgen. “It looks like he missed his bonus for the year. He took a zero and it was obviously performance related. I’m not sure if he suggested that, and that the compensation committee agreed, but it does look like there was a performance miss here.”

The SEC filing states: “For 2016, Mr. Holmes suggested and the compensation committee independently determined that his annual incentive compensation award would be zero to emphasize to all stakeholders our commitment to accountability and aligning company interests with shareholder interests, as further described above under Annual Incentive Compensation.”

For the full year of 2016, Wyndham reported revenues of $5.6 billion, a 1-percent increase from 2015, and net income was $611 million, $1 million less than in 2015.

Wyndham’s other CEOs for its hotels and vacation rentals divisions also took home slightly less compensation in 2016 than the year before, but not significantly less. The CEO of Wyndham’s timeshare business, Franz S. Hanning, who left the company in November 2016, saw a bump in his total compensation thanks to a large golden parachute of approximately $3.4 million.

The Other CEOs

Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson and Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta both saw slight bumps in their compensation in 2016.

Sorenson, fresh off of completing what is regarded as one of the more significant acquisitions in the hotel industry in the last decade — the dramatic $13.3 billion purchase of Starwood Hotels & Resorts — saw his compensation increase by $1.32 million.

Nassetta, who successfully completed the spin offs of Hilton’s timeshare and real estate investment trust businesses earlier this year, also saw his compensation in 2016 jump by about $784,000.

The CEOs of Hyatt, Choice Hotels, and InterContinental Hotels Group also saw their compensations rise in 2016.

The following are the most highly compensated hotel CEOs among public companies in 2016:

Best-Paid Hotel CEOs of Public Companies in 2016

Hotel Brand Title Name 2016 Total Compensation 2015 Total Compensation Difference Wynn Resorts Chairman and CEO Stephen A. Wynn $28,156,985 $20,680,391 $7,476,594 MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO James J. Murren $16,609,696 $13,271,940 $3,337,756 Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman, CEO, and Treasurer Sheldon G. Adelson $12,707,449 $12,189,470 $517,979 Marriott International President and CEO Arne Sorenson $12,298,378 $10,975,417 $1,322,961 Hilton Worldwide President and CEO Christopher J. Nassetta $11,001,328 $10,217,451 $783,877 Hyatt Hotels Corp. President and CEO Mark S. Hoplamazian $10,700,353 $7,064,666 $3,635,687 Wyndham Worldwide Chairman and CEO Stephen P. Holmes $10,535,048 $14,972,307 -$4,437,259 Caesars Entertainment President and CEO Marc Frissora $9,510,932 $12,812,830 -$3,301,898 Choice Hotels CEO Stephen P. Joyce $6,018,349 $5,706,827 $311,522 InterContinental Hotels Group* Chairman and CEO Richard G. Solomons $4,464,300 $4,132,586 $331,714

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Filings *Originally reported in sterling

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