Sten stood next. "I too shall accompany you. I will not stay out of harm's way when the Blight still grows." He left as well.Shale declared that she w...uld come, with no further explanation; I wasn't surprised – I'd told her about Caridin.Everyone else exchanged glances and then, one by one, slipped out of the library without declaration. I wasn't worried; with five Wardens, plus me, Prince, Sten, Shale, and Gorim, we'd be better off than the game allowed, by far. I had to admit, it was nice. “And baby, can't you, like, go someplace tonight?”I threw some things in a bag, and got dressed as she made him something to eat. By the time I left, they were already upstairs fucking.***“I know you were with Lisa,” I blurted out abruptly, unable to keep my dumb mouth shut, even after the most delicious sex and the best orgasm ever. “So did you fuck her? Was she good?” I kept wondering why do I do these things to myself as he smiled at me.“Yeah, baby,” he gave me this smarmy smile. “Brotha. Jennifer got into her Honda and starting the car drove from the lot, she was on automatic pilot, not knowing where she was going, barely able to see through the tears. Her hands shook, her mouth was bleeding from the torn lip. Jennifer saw her own house, and barely stopped her car inches from her brother’s car. Jennifer knew where she was going now, Mom, she needed her Mother. She left the car door open, the engine running, and lights still on. She lunged for the front door, and opening it. It was a case of opportunity, after that meeting we had.”“Oh, my lord Stan ... you mean it was ... Sheila? You had an affair with Sheila? ... You fucking idiot! Does her husband know?”“No, I don’t think so, Rich ... I feel so stupid. We’ve known each other for so long, it felt comfortable to take her to get something to eat, after that meeting.”“Do you love her?” I dreaded the answer to this, because it could have such a ripple effect on this company, as well as affecting many lives in the.