She still cried, eyes swollen as she fidgeted in the middle of the room.“Cheating wives are punished,” I growled. “They deserve it for being who...es and going behind their husbands backs. Don't they?”My thoughts hardly twinged. My wife needed no convincing. “Yes, hun. I do. I'm so sorry.”“Are you really sorry?” I asked. “Do you even love me?”“I am sorry,” she gasped. “I didn't want to hurt you. I just...needed something. Someone to pay attention to me, and Scott was there. I couldn't help. ..”“Derek and Rachel.”“Really? You think that one’s serious?”“Potentially explosive. Rachel’s talked with me. Naturally I gave a synopsis to Beck, but Rachel THINKS she’s found HIM.”“‘Him’ is thirteen ... When you found me, I had a job, could provide...”I giggled. “How would you have liked it if I pointed to a bank account with MY name on it with a seven-figure balance?”“Seeing as how you were living in a trailer park in a fifteen year old travel trailer, I would have been a bit. Standing in one corner were two what could only be swords in their scabbards. They looked to be about four feet long and very heavy. Troy thought, I'd be doing good to lift it let alone swing it.To his surprise he not only was able to pick it up and wield it easily but he found that he just knew the techniques of its use.Kurt picked his up also. "Now I know those were not here before or one of us would have spotted them." You're right. I guess we can just add that to our ever growing list of. Picking up a frying-pan, Carlotta made her way into the main cafe.“Hello?” she said again.“Carlotta?”With a start, she dropped the frying-pan. It hit the floor with a loud clatter.“Paul! You scared the life out of me.”“I’m sorry,” he said, rubbing his bald head. “I didn’t ... I mean...”“What on earth are you doing in this early?”“I, uh...”Her boss looked more nervous than she’d ever seen him.“Well, I, uh ... I wanted to talk to you.”“Oh?”“Yes.”Paul gestured for her to sit. She took a stool, and.