“We come by a couple times a week to make sure your house is ok” Crispin told her, Lexi smiled thanking him, he looked so much like his mother wit... the tawny hair and the same gray eye’s, he was very tall which didn’t surprise her considering how tall his parent’s were, broad shoulders filled out his jacket, she knew from Mal that Crispin went over to Cairin regularly to sword practice with his Uncle Christopher, both boys having decided years earlier they were going to be adventurers out on. "Is something wrong with your computer?" I asked."No," she said, "I was just getting ready to go to bed."I knew what she was asking, knew that I could have her that night if I wanted to. Strangely, I'd figured out what I would have to do to keep her and make her happy, at least for a time. But, it wouldn't last. She fucked around because she didn't respect me. I couldn't respect her because she fucked around. Based on that, as much as I still loved her and as beautiful as she was, I found that. "I am happy .... happy as Sophie .... happy here being feminine.Laura has been so very kind .... and all the others .... making mehappy here."Grace de Messembry almost purred. She sat back even further. Hersteepled fingers relaxed into lightly clasped hands. In contrastLaura leant forward further. Helen Vanbrugh shook her headslightly, sympathetically almost.David knew he had erred. That he had lost the game, had notconvinced. He had fallen at the first real hurdle.All waited for Grace de. He had to realize she'd wonder why he was gone for so many days. Couldn't he at least give her some small answer, she thought to herself."How was your week?"She took as few seconds to think how to reply. "It was horrible."Again, she watched for something from him. Gabriela decided to go on when nothing came through."I know you don't want me to worry, Seth. Could you go a week if you were me and be happy about it?" No, I'd be upset."She read the short answer and sighed. Then he began typing.