I felt her presence before she made it known. As the Drider steppedcautiously into the diner he spotted Lilith and relaxed a bit "Yarish,Why are you h...re?" she asked politely."Your highness, I was chosen to be the Envoy of Peace and Harmony tothese our new neighbors," he bowed to her. "Upon hearing that the nextgeneration of Queens was to be educated by these new neighbors my ownmuch lessor queen decreed that I should come and offer our services tohelp protect them," his gaze kept wandering to. She’d watched him in action, diving into crocodile infested waters, chasing after kidnapped young women in Nepal, and buying the life of a woman based almost exclusively on an emotional attachment. He was high strung, wild, free thinking, and in some ways totally unreliable. The French were like that too, flamboyant and too casual when it came to caution. In history they called it the French style. She remembered it had been Kim, though Shawn would have certainly denied it later, who’d. ” She then turned on her heel and hailed a taxi. The next Monday I got into the office really early as I knew I had a massive presentation to finalize. When I logged onto my computer, I noticed that Amy had booked in a PA interview from ten until noon. What had she done? Who had she lined up? I checked Amy’s calendar and she wasn’t going to be in until around lunchtime so I couldn’t ask her. I was nervous. At ten o’clock, my desk phone rang and it was the front office. Our receptionist told me. I haven't been with a man in nearly twenty years. I dated one boy in College and we were only intimate a few times. I thought we were in love, but I couldn't have been more wrong. He cheated on me a year into our relationship and told me I meant nothing to him. I swore off men after that. I'd wanted to get back out there and find love or, these days, just have a man touch me. But I've always found some excuse not to go through with it. Afraid? Maybe. Ultra-shy and no confidence whatsoever with.