It is only fitting that she be the first State guest of our new nation. She has given us our freedom. I was concerned about inviting her. She has ever... reason to hate us. I asked her about it, and do you know what she said? She said, ‘Of course I don’t hate the Russian people! How could I? They’ve suffered far worse than I and for a far longer period. Millions have died, most for no reason at all. I’m fine now.’ Then she said, ‘I hope the Russian people don’t hate me!’“I asked why we would. "I shook my head, confused. "Then why bother?" Because," she said, popping her door's latch to get out, "I know at least three girls who work here who are looking."She slipped out of the car and I sat there watching her, incredulous with her audacity. She expected me to walk in the store and seduce the employees?She stopped and looked back. I was still sitting in the car. She waved at me to follow her and I was reminded of when she had taken me and Danielle to a motel during my Initiation.I got. ”“Do you care?”“No, of course not! Let him be pissed. Father Basil has done a good job of helping Michelle, and Jesse loves him. And the Zhukovs are there. The parish does a lot of prison outreach and works with the homeless as well. All in all, except for their problems with our marriage and with Jennifer and Josie’s marriage, it’s a good place and a good cause.”“Jess, what’s the status of your shift request for June?” Kara asked.“Doctor Barton says it’s as close to a sure thing as can be.. ‘A tattoo,’ Faith answered with a satisfied smile. ‘It’s a phoenix, I designed it myself. Do you like it?’ ‘Yes,’ he said, staring brazenly at the tattoo. ‘It’s beautiful.’ She regarded him cautiously. ‘It’s kind of a spiritual thing.’ Tyler couldn’t take his eyes off of the design. He had never seen one like it, nor one in the particular spot she had it placed. It was beautifully crafted and made him wonder about the story behind it. He smiled wryly as he realized the tattoo was distracting.