Like waking up in the mornings with her head on my chest, hating that we’d have to get up shortly and go to work. Savoring the moment, thinking I mu...t have done some serious good deeds in a past life to get so richly rewarded in this one.But the clock was ticking.“We probably better get back to the house before Katelyn reports her car stolen. You okay, honey?”She took a last look around the parking lot. “Yeah, I’m okay. Seeing the noodle place here instead of the motel takes some of the sting. ”“The thief,” Sophia said. “She’ll do it and we’ll ... umm...”“Create the diversion,” Chaun finished. “The stakes will be high. At any moment our deception could be unmasked.”“You sound too eager,” groaned Angela.“We have our cover. A knight on her quest, her acolyte, a mage lending a hand, and the bard tagging along to record their deeds for posterity.”“You seem to have left me and Thrak out,” I noted.“Hmm, you two will be harder to explain. Better to have you two work with the thief.” Chaun. ’ Cien stood facing the men accused. He didn’t take his eyes off them when he gave a nod. He stared at Brenden with such pure hate, he wasn’t sure it was of a natural occurance. As he stared at Brenden, the other two accused stood slowly, flanking their obvious leader. ‘Gwain Fraser, Ulrick Fraser and Brenden McPhearson,’ he said slowly, ‘I am giving you ten minutes to get out of my sight,’ he bit out angrily. Brenden, thinking this was all he was going to do snickered. ‘And off my land.’. He was also caught by the view of their stomachs, both flat, even though his wife’s was a little more defined, and their belly buttons, not at all far from each other. Trish brought her head in close to Veronica’s ear so that her hair was touching her captive’s cheek, and she whispered, ‘Not until I believe that you’re begging.’ ‘Please,’ Veronica pleaded. ‘I’ll do anything.’ ‘Not yet,’ Trish said as she leaned in and bit the corner of Veronica’s ear, and then stuck her tongue out to tickle it.