“Yes,” I said softly, and turned to face her. The moonlight was streaming in from my skylight, casting her in a silvery puddle of warmth. She was ...earing one of my button-down shirts, and apparently nothing else. Her hair was combed out and rested on her lovely shoulders. She had a haunting look on her face, like she was afraid I was going to send her away. I peeled the sheets back and patted the bed next to me, and eagerly, she joined me.Celeste turned her back to me and snuggled up in spoon. ”“Within this household, that is so, sir. Outside of it, the company has my loyalty as you might expect.”“Hmm. I suppose that has to be the way, as you are here under a contract with them. Okay, we can leave it like that. Go see Jones and sort yourself out, man.”“Thank you, sir. Farewell.”I turned and exited smartly, determining to not use a military marching step, but instead apply the authoritative stride I had been taught at butler school. I think I succeeded admirably.Jones was standing by. Harry struggled to put his finger on it but there was something beyond the physical. He knew he had to start at the beginning with this one. “Pen, let me put it this way, until a couple of months ago, I was a regular Joe. There I am doing my Masters and struggling to make ends meet. I like to keep fit…” “… and be a nude model and a naturist at the beach…” interjected Penny with a giggle. Her levity moderated the need for seriousness. “Well, there is that yes.” He paused. “Pen, it’s just, well,. Steve walked over to it and looked down on a woman with blue skin.As he rolled the body over, she jumped to her feet while pulling a wicked looking curved knife from a sheath at her waist. She brandished it in front of her and Steve jumped back to avoid the blade.They noticed another body further down the beach at the same time as she did and she backed toward it facing the men and holding her knife in front of her. When she reached the body, she turned it over. This body, another woman, also.