When she returned, I went to the bathroom and tried to pee, but the piping just would not change over. It had been so long since I had been that lock...d up for sex my plumbing never wanted to go back to “waste disposal” mode!!! I watched as she pulled on a knee length shirt and then flipped on the lights. She had a towel in her hand and she went to work sopping up the mess I had missed. When I walked out she smiled at me and flung my pants at me. We both laughed. “You bastard!” she said. He was getting an erection. She straightened up, and got to her feet. Once standing, she took his hand, kissed it, and told him, " Come with me. I've more things to show you." She led him to the bedroom, and turned to face him. "Take off your clothes for me, please. You need to be naked to see them properly. I'll even help you." He unbuttoned his shirt and pulled it and his T-shirt off. His shoes were next to the front door, and she unfastened his pants, and pulled them, his underwear, and his. The military also panicked and ordered the pilot to take off again, fearing an assassination attempt. The pilot did his best, but was short of room and as the aeroplane tried to take off, it hit the lights at the end of the runway and cart-wheeled into an expensive shambles of broken and burning metal.Some days later the new Emir, His Magnificence Mahmoud Abdullah (also known as David Ransome), may he live for ever, arrived in Kobekistan from Oxford, England where he had been studying advanced. Reason had returned from its blind flight when revenge consumed his mind. The need for revenge remained, but with reason attached, the need became manageable.I looked over our merry band: Jerome, a slightly straight-laced warrior with a large, kind heart; Nora, an interesting lethal package full of mischief and joy; Sara a woman who felt more than the rest of us, and fortunately let love lead the way for her; Jason, my lover, my college boy and a strong, gentle, romantic man; Dad the best.