His lips gently parted hers and his tongue slipped inside her mouth. He loved the way she tasted and the way she smelled. He gently reached up her shi...t and cupped her breasts. The touch of his hand and his warm mouth on hers caused her to shiver. But then he suddenly stopped. "You need to go see a doctor and get on some birth control and be tested for STD's."She wondered why he wanted her to get tested for STD's, yet didn't feel the need to be tested himself. "You'll have to give me a ride. Within half an hour, we were down to chasing the last few bats that were still free. Finally, we had finished the job. Meanwhile, the last search crew had joined us, reporting that there were no other bats to be found.We relaxed and waited for daylight. At dawn, the ever versatile Herlo and Tarsy formed themselves into sacks with legs. We filled them with the "dead" bats and hauled them out to the sunlight. The bats were turned into dust with a big POOF and our job was done.We returned to town. Blake and his suspicious mind were correct, Nogumi had hired Gruber for this job. Gruber was supposedly on Holiday somewhere in Italy right now. It was going to be a long Holiday! He had been hired to go into Aztech and look around as if he were there on an inspection tour for S-K. He was not to do anything but then it wasn't necessary. Everyone would assume that he was there representing S-K and the word would soon get upstairs. Why Nogumi put all of this into the file I didn't understand but. If you would share bread with my family this evening, my home is open to you.”“I feel that I already owe you for rescuing me from those young hoodlums.” Doc winced as he rubbed the sore spot on his chest and retrieved his pack.“It’s a sad thing,” broke in the monk. “They are refugees from their own homes, forced to steal in order to live. The communists raid the villages and kidnap the children they find. To escape, some flee into the hills. They become hungry enough to attack travelers..