..At first I didn't want to believe him, then I felt a little sick and then on the way there I fought a continual internal struggle between wanting to...serve him and fulfill this fantasy for him and wanting to stand still and just refuse to go there. I know that he has the right to share me with whoever he chooses. I know it but I was still unprepared for it. When we got to the hotel and checked in I knew it was for real. My pulse was racing. In the sauna I tried to relax and remind myself it's. Perhaps something tragic that caused her to step over the line from girl to woman. ‘Ok, Mei honey. It feels so strange to call you that again, but I always loved your name. I miss you.’ ‘I miss you too, mama.’ ‘What can I say? Your father was a big man in town, the son of an important official in Zeng Jia Wan, the county seat for Shayang county. Anyway, you don’t want to get a lesson on central China, but for a small town, one of the tens of thousands of small towns in China, he was a big man.. ”“Barbara,” Grant called as he left the bridge.“Yes, Your Highness,” she giggled.“Now cut that out!”“Jack Benny did that better.”Grant shook his head. He was chuckling too hard at her antics to get mad at her, but this was getting out of hand. At least they were doing it out of respect and not mocking him.“I just got a call from my second in command and we’ve been sent some new boats. He’ll be here in a few minutes with some supplies, but he says he has orders to bring me and all non-essential. " What happened to your wife?" We split up." Why?" You're really nosy, you know that?" he asked."Just trying to be friendly." She said it with a smile on her face, and he immediately felt bad about snapping at her. There was something about this girl that intrigued him. She had gone through hard times herself, and yet somehow, she remained cheerful throughout the ordeal. She was friendly, outgoing, cheery, in short just the opposite of him."So what about you?" asked John, deliberately changing.