And because after he told her, he wanted to finally make love to her. He’d been dreaming of it for so long, sometimes it seemed like it would never ...ecome reality. But he knew it would. Dammit, he was going to make sure of it. —————————– Lili could hardly contain her excitement. They were releasing her from the hospital today and nobody could move fast enough for her liking. She wanted to go home! She had a date with her amazingly comfy bed, and she wasn’t going to break it for anybody. She’d. " He seemed to radiate sincerely and warmth."Oh, Raoul," Marion said, still numb and confused, "I'm not sure I ought to come. My husband would be so angry if he knew what I was doing. I'm afraid of what might happen..." Trust in Vallus," Raoul replied, "you must have trust. Everything will be all right. Come tonight, please. And... and bring your financial tribute to our beloved Master also."Marion stiffened at the mention of money. Up until now she had been wavering in her feelings towards the. And yet, I find I can't evenget excited about that."True, I guess," I reply."...And won't you be seeing them, like, tonight?" George asks. "Atballet class?" Yeah, I suppose," I say."And just because they won't be at school anymore, it doesn't mean thatyou have to stop being a girl, right?" George asks."Damn right," I say, the smile returning to my face. "And yes, you'vemade your point." Good," George says. "One more thing- you still have plenty of friendshere at school. Kinda hoped I was one of. It was true. He signed the statement.The AIs didn't have much success learning about their intruder. He had a spotty record in California up until ten years earlier when he'd been employed by a shell company. Past that wall, the trail stopped cold. The intrusion may have been related to the gold business, or the recent media exposure. Regardless of the reason, Waylon had the AIs add more lighting around the property and AI Chief promised to increase his surveillance patrols.Waylon took a call.