After hard fucking, she liked cuddling, and she and I just nestled into each other's arms. I traced my finger around the butterfly tat under her navel... and she drew circles around my nipples as we chatted. She confided that Bret didn't always pay enough post-orgasmic attention to her, so she was grateful for the attention. She remarked to me about how lucky Maria was to bag me. I murmured something about Bret being a lucky, lucky man.After that, it became our habit to go nude in the house, all. Your daughter. When and how. Many words, many worries and many plans. A plan was made and Saturday night came. You called. The fuses had blown in your house and it was dark and cold. You didn’t have a flashlight and needed someone to come over and help you get to the circuit box in the basement. A story? Plausible, and you were believed as you conveyed it to my wife over the phone, who then, in turn, sent me on my way to your house with a flashlight. Lies. But all affairs are premised upon at. Please understand that I cannot be totally unbiased in this retelling and will make little attempt to do so.Where did I leave off? Oh, yes. We were leaving Suzail to make our way to Edmond's Field, and Anarion was not telling me about his knighting. That is very typical of him, by the way, but it was much more pronounced on the days immediately following Quinlan's passing. He was then and remains to be a very private man. I will reveal as much of his doings as is prudent, but understand that. John had dropped his mind-shield again on the flight back from the Trankaran flagship, and she didn’t want him anywhere near the Maliri woman if she could help it.“Why don’t you go up to the Bridge and update Calara? I’ll escort Irillith back to her quarters,” she said firmly.John shrugged, and nodded as he smiled at her amiably, then walked over to the grav-tube arm-in-arm with Dana and Rachel. Jade watched them leave, and glanced in Alyssa’s direction. Want me to come along too? she asked the.