And I looked forward to removing hers. We had seen each other naked at the ranch, but except for the shower we shared the first night she was here, we...had barely touched one another. When we reached my bedroom, I was excited at the thought of being with her.I had warned her that first night that I was already falling in love with her. But since she was from another world that hadn't felt emotions like love in many millennia, she hadn't understood.This morning, something had happened. Something. Her eyes flared, but his expression never changed.“Clothes. Off. Now.”The words came out with blunt force, and she began unfastening her blouse buttons with nervous fingers. His eyes followed her movements as he continued speaking.“Let’s get a few things straight, lady. I’m nobody’s hired hand. You wanted out from your husband, so you nosed around in the poor-wife chat groups. Twenty years ago you were arm candy, now you’re a reasonably attractive appendix but he’s got all the money. You talked. I spent the time as both a human and then as whatever the hell I was at that moment.One thing I had picked up during my three visits to the farm was that there were several barns. Each was a dedicated facility. The people from the biotechnology barn were not granted admission to any other barn. The employees of those most likely were also restricted. I never saw anyone to enforce those restrictions, but I never doubted that there were plenty of people around to do just that. The best security. Unlike the first pair, the back ofthe shoe was designed so it felt less like it would come off, unlike thefirst pair. And for the first time I noticed a man watching me walk. Irealized how much I enjoyed watch a pretty girl walk in her high heelsand now I had detected a man watching me as I walked. Where would thislead?While I sat down Terri asked Bob to bring me a pair of ballet flats whileMs. Carlton suggested that I try one more pair, a pair of 4-inch slingbacks, saying that I should have.