“Am I? I just try to be myself.” I tightened my hold on Sophia’s waist slightly and began running my hands slowly over her. She shifted slightly... and her robe came apart slightly on her legs. First, I saw the elastic band at the top of her stockings, and then she shifted a touch more, and I saw some pale white thigh above the stockings.Sophia closed her eyes and gave a slight shudder as my hands moved over her back and side, and her eyes closed as she slumped against me. This brought her head. It gave us a focus on the land. We could feel it in our bones.We waved at the hands watching over the cattle in the summer pasture, but we didn’t stop to talk. We rode on up over the ridge and Mandy was waiting for us. Cait and I jumped from our horses and wrapped that girl in our arms. We linked and projected every soft touch and kiss to Wolf Rising and Wolf Riding Woman. Caitlin got herself naked before she helped me pull Mandy’s dress over her head. I was still working on getting Mandy’s. The last thing anyone wants is a war with you, so they had to give you a Raymond Chen. But if they don’t even know who Raymond Chen is...”Helena completed the thought with a sigh and a downward look.“I see, yeah. They might just go murder some random guy; just to appease me.”By the time the Air Finzione supersonic jet was over the Eastern Seaboard, Susan Bailey had cleaned up and put on some clothes from her bag. The clothes she’d had in the bag, however, were chosen for Western Washington. I hadn't worked third shift in years, so I was hesitant. But when she offered me a schedule that was set, it would give me four days in a row off, and I knew I'd have a lot more free time, I jumped on it.It took me about six months to adjust to the hours but I really liked it. It meant that I was working opposite days from the schedule my wife worked, left me a lot of free time, and a lot less hassles. I'd get to spend more time with my step daughter and my daughter, I'd have more social time,.