"My big, strong man," she whispered. "Will you please untie me?" Anders' hawk-like face took on a thoughtful look. He drew off the bed and then came b...ck with a Swiss army knife. He cut away each of Carissa's bonds and threw the tattered ropes into the trash. Carissa sat up and rubbed her wrists. The feeling of having full circulation back in her hands felt like an unreal blessing. She smiled at him."Thank you."He nodded at her, but his eyes were hooded. He didn't trust her. He looked like a. Patty quickly returned, took my hand again and said, “Hurry up, baby boy, we don’t want to get caught in here together.”There was a line of stalls on one side of the room and with a row of sinks on the other side with a long row of mirror over them, just like in the men room except there were no urinals. I could see women’s feet under some of the doors as we hurried down the line of toilet stalls.When we finally found an empty stall and got in. Patty turned towards me grinning mischievously and. After shutting off his computer much later, he still could not get her off his mind. He had this attraction to mature women. They had a kind of beauty hidden inside, they were seductive but very comfortable in their bodies. With thoughts of her becoming more than a stranger, he fell asleep dreaming of Sharleen. He dreamt that she went with him to a friend's game farm. They were in the same chalet but different rooms, for obvious reasons. One evening after coming back from a night game drive,. "Jeff?" from Diana.The Prime's body almost instantly relaxed and he held a hand up partway, obviously asking for quiet. "The Ship is trying to contact me."Attempting to remember what he should do to converse mentally with the Ship, he concentrated, but she didn't wait. "I have discovered that we were soon to be under attack if a group of men, probably mercenaries, had been successful in their approach." 'Were soon to be?'" the Prime questioned, wondering if he had interpreted correctly.Jeff.