But you seem to be hurting yourselfMiss Ganalov and that is not good for you," Ed looked down at Irena andstroked her hair gently. He knew that he pro...ably shouldn't be doingit, but she was so vulnerable and she needed comforting."Hold me. I need to feel again," Irena told him. She was one of themost beautiful women in the world and she was asking him to hold her.It was against all police protocols, but Ed knew that she needed him.She needed comfort. What was worse in his mind was that he had a. Brock carefully eased around the side to see a girl leaning against the side of the pool talking into a cell phone. She appeared startled when Brock walked out."Who in the hell are you?" she asked indignantly."I might ask you the same question since it's my pool your lounging in," Brock shot back."Bullshit," the girl said. "J.C. Michaels lives here. He said I could use the pool anytime I wanted. He gave me a key." J.C. moved in February," Brock said. "I live here now. Now, you need to get out. However, Palus wasn’t interested in personally steering all the issues facing our household, so she almost always deferred such decision to Swarta.“It’s best someone else talk with her. You’re too close to her,” Swarta explained. “There is no reason you can’t follow up with Usha after we have a little chat and you take a few minutes to check on your children.”I broke my silence. “Yes, I’d like to hear how this situation developed.”Palus looked at me while patting the jeweler’s back. Her mouth. I'll pay for my own flight ... and hotel. I can afford it." So can I, and since this is my idea, I insist." I was forceful, but smiling at the same time. No more was said about it, so I assumed she would agree.Kayla lived in a nice townhouse on the edge of a park near the Don River. Away from the freeway, it was quiet and very settled. Fall was almost here, but it was too early for the trees to be changing yet. It had been a warm late summer, and this Sunday the park was full of people walking,.