"Arlene had grinned when she made her last comment, but Jeff wasn't sure if she were kidding or not. Before he could say anything, the young wives wal...ed into the bedroom, this time closing the door."Di, I..." She's a Queen, Jeff. I want to go talk to that girl, now that we can. But it's time I gave my daughter more ... authority, I guess you could say. More responsibilities, a more active part. She wants to handle this, and yeah, I know that Helen is the professional, but Arlene may just be. "It looks the same as all the others to me," McAllister said quietly to Sable, and Ban-Den gave him an amused glance."McAllister," Ban-Den spoke seriously. "Do you still wish for the brother's life?"Sable stopped moving then, and fixed McAllister with a stare. Huídào simply gasped."I may regret it," McAllister said, "but, yes, I wish him to live."There was little trouble persuading the brother to come with them. Little trouble once Ban-Den used the simple expedient of ordering the brother begin. Rick, do you realize that you've outlined every reason against this except for the most important one?" I couldn't imagine what it could be. "Okay, Anne. What's the most important reason against it?" Anne broke into a huge smile. "Why, Rick, it's that you don't want me. You look me in the eye and tell me that you wouldn't want to fuck me." I knew I couldn't. I took an eye to Anne when we met, but never in a million years could anything ever happen between us. I would catch myself staring at her. . just maybe I'll go with you! Until then, I really don't care what you do!"She turned and walked out, leaving her shattered husband standing there. He watched her walk away, his face red with the conflicting emotions that played in his head. Finally he shrugged and went back to his desk to look for the aspirin he had originally come to get.The dinner party took place three days later. Since Tim had not yet seen fit to leave the premises, Sam decided to make good use of him. Molly and Craig.