‘What do you see, Aidan?’ He almost laughed aloud when he realized the stalls Gabriella must have thought had caught his attention. The first woul...n’t be a problem. It fit in perfectly with the queen’s frivolous shopping trip. The second would be a harder sell. ‘There,’ he pointed ahead and to the left. ‘More jewelry in that one. And next to it we can get you some new riding boots.’ ‘Riding boots?’ the queen echoed and gave a little pout. That was far too sensible a purchase for this outing.. In a very short time she didn’t just lay there frozen and take whatever I chose to do with her. She slowly became a participant. A very willing participant. Life was getting better. During the daytime we had lessons- she in English, me in Mandarin. I still remember a few words today, even after all this time. In a short time, we were making love and enjoying it very much each evening. It was quiet, gentle, slow and deeply felt. Oh god, it was wonderful. Unfortunately, all good things must come. “Pen...” started Grant.“No, no, I’m onboard, I guess. It’s just that I will miss my baby when she’s not home. But, Lee, you do have rights too. I understand that. So okay. Which week of the month and which weekend,” she said, finally getting with the program. A program that Glory had come up with on the spot. Or, maybe she’d been mulling it over in her head without telling me. Who knew for sure?It would end up that I would have the second full week of every month, and the last full weekend of. "You built this ... just because?" Liv examined the hood-mounted rocket. "You know what would be really helpful? If you turn that rocket into a cute little nuclear bomb." Man, he does this all the time. I never had a working game system because Derrick had taken it apart." Finn shook his head."I made them better," Derrick replied, pretending to be hurt by Finn's comment."And password protected them!" Yeah ... well anyway. Tonight you're gonna be happy I like taking stuff apart," Derrick said,.