.. ?"So, what do you say. Are you game?" Well ... OK, I'll do it," I said."Sweet," Illiana said all excited about it.Well, we didn't know when they wo...ld be coming. I was sure it was still too early, but Illiana wanted to tie me down to the bed already. She didn't want to miss this opportunity by not being prepared. So, we both got up and started on our plan, we first pulled off all the sheets and only let the bed sheets lying on the bed, and also the pillows of course.Illiana made me lay in. The country, too, had taken to him. It indulged his little fancies, like having his mother in his harem, then selling her, then buying her back after her new Master had impregnated her. He had, after all, given the country what it wanted. He had now four principal sons, the Crown Prince, who was nine, his half-brother, Ali, four years younger, but who had been declared by the Emir third in line, and two other young Princes plus, he really didn't know how many, other sons and daughters. He had. The thought of losing everything he had worked for since he arrived, depressed him.Callie's ticket set him back over a hundred dollars, and he didn't want to pay it, but he realized that he didn't have a choice. His money was dwindling, and to top it off, Jessica's birthday was coming up. "I want a birthday party," she whined.Cade wasn't sure what a young child's birthday party consisted of, nor was Callie. Neither of them had ever thrown a birthday party for their children. Callie suggested. I glanced up at him and then darted my eyes to the clock. Is it one o'clock already? Crap!I looked back at Steve and shrugged. He took a deep breath and walked up to me, patting my back gently. "E-Beth, it's a lost cause."I sighed and let my head fall forward. A long strand of my bangs came loose and hung over my face. Sitting up straight again, I brushed it back and sighed, "Not my day. What else can go wrong?"Steve immediately paled and looked away."What?"He sort of gave me a weak smile and.