" He snorted. "Is that a challenge?" "Of course not. I'm saving you the wasted effort. She's just... not here any more." "So where is she?" No way wou...d he believe me. I barely believed it myself. Didn't think in a billion years her story could possibly come true. Thought she was just being uptight, or scared of intimacy. I settled for the unoriginal: "You wouldn't understand." "Try me. Start at the beginning." I slumped in the plastic seat. Already having waived my right to legal. Slowly he started to calm and began nuzzling his cheek into her palm as she slid up his body and softly kissed his lips, his fingers flexing and digging softly into her back. Slowly, she broke her lips away from his with a soft sigh of contentment until her empty tummy growled and alerted both to their lack of food this morning.Chuckling softly, he gently rolled her off him and stood, going to the bag of food and the coffees that lay forgotten on the small dining table and started pulling out. “No, but I wasn’t planning on using the shield in a fight either. That’s why I wanted the same armor plating if he can get it.”“I’ll let you talk to Mark and Char about it and then I’ll consult with them. I know a guy that can help with the plate geometry. He worked on the film. You haven’t figured out how to make it FLY yet, have you?” He laughed.“Maybe not this year,” I admitted. “But someday...”“You should look up flyboards,” he said slyly. “They’re not what you want, but they’d be a great. He could not wait to get to the back yard to see him and get a taste of his smoked ribs and grab a beer, but before he could get to the backyard Denise was pushing him up the ramp and inside the house.Everyone was patting him on the back and welcoming him home when he noticed his old bedroom. It was huge and there was a brand new king size bed where his old one used to be. As he entered the room he suddenly noticed he had a private bathroom with a nice roll-in shower. Before he even had a.