" then opened the door. There sat a large wooden chest. I had designed it with leather and wood working just for this. It was covered with intricate d...signs carved into the wood of the chest with leather straps wrapping over the top and linking to intricately designed buckles on the front that held it closed. "The greatest idea ever, that's what will be used. Just can't get on it yet, but it can be prepared." A grin spread across my face as I chose the pieces I wanted. Walking over to it, I. ”“So, is Winnie a prospect for that in the next year or so?” I asked, with a grin.“Oh hell no! Pete, I had no idea, he was just a nice guy that I liked hanging out with. Then I found out he was a good kisser. And yeah, it was interesting to be with a guy that big. But trust me, never again! We did it only four times, and it hurt each time. I felt like I was a virgin all over again after the first time, and the second and following times were not much better. Give me a normal sized guy every. After the insane events of the past eighteen months, of the wild roller-coaster ride that I had been on that had brought me to soaring heights and plunged me into murky depths, stability seemed the best choice.I also realized that of all my relationships, the one with Joyce was the calmest and least prone to wild swings. It was the most comfortable as well. I had a visceral reaction to the notion that Jennifer might have sex with someone, but had reacted quite differently with the revelation. It was industrial warfare and espionage. I was a bit naïve with this part of the family business, but Abram wasn’t. He took control of that facet with Nick’s assistance and the tools of our 21st-century intelligence division. We soon had an operational plan on it, not that we didn’t have problems.There seemed to be one individual that we just couldn’t get a handle on. He or she was just too good, and it might not be only one. It was debated that it might not be someone of this timeline, but.