Richard realised with a sudden pain that before today, he couldn’t remember the last time he’d hugged someone. ‘I love you.’ He told her. �...�I love you too.’ She had planned to investigate the study, but it was getting late and Charlotte began to feel the first familiar pulls of sleep, so she made her way to bed. ‘Goodnight Daddy’ she called down from the stairs. ‘Goodnight’ he called. ‘Are you sure you don’t want me to read you a story?’ Charlotte laughed. She shut herself in her. ."She glanced at the bodyguard before shaking her head, "never mind. So he was a traitor and you avenged your people."I shrugged, "I am here to protect your daughter. Is there anything I need to know?"She smiled, "she is a horny bitch. A couple of my enemies would like nothing more than to take her and show me how bad they are."I stood at the sound of footsteps, "is it a active threat or assumed?"The bodyguard shifted, "think active."I glanced at the teenager that walked in, "do you have doubts. I saw Mary sitting in Tom’s car and smiled. “I love you sweetheart,” I flashed to her.She winked at me, “I love you too Sugar Bear. I see you got our rings.” She pointed at her eyes, “All seven of them!”I don’t know HOW she does it! AND I don’t care. I just know I love her and she loves me. I am pretty sure Sarah doesn’t know about the seventh ring. Mary IS wonderfully sneaky that way.Speaking of Sarah, she flashed us, just after we ordered our coffee. “What in the world is going on? Every news. When the children had been in the fight with the bully, Ed was across the country in Arizona taking a moment of pleasure in the pool at home. Linda was swimming in the pool with him, talking about how tough it was to be here without William. This was her first time to be away from William, and it was tearing her apart. Unfortunately, she had a very busy autograph tour to take, which would end in California. While there, she would hopefully sign a contract to make a movie based on her.