Then I'lllace you in."I slid the boots up and did up the zippers on the inside. I tried tostand, and had to catch myself on the desk."Easy there, suga.... I guess you need to practice with those. Good thingyou'll just be standing in one place, eh?" Yeah, I just hope I can make it out front in one piece." I'd worn heelsbefore, but these were way higher than mine. I was glad I'd just bestanding in one place. Of course, I knew my feet were going to bekilling me, but oh well."You'll be fine, just. And, well, since you never built that bullet train, I bought the car. Plus, they gave me a really good deal, even though they didn’t have to.”I shook my head. “You didn’t tell me you were doing that!”“It ... was kind of a last-minute decision. All of this was. I just decided last night, to even come up.”“Jeez, Heather... ! I’m sorry, but I’m just, like, totally overwhelmed right now. How long are you staying?”She smiled wistfully at me. “I’m leaving early in the morning.”“Early? No... ! Stay. .."There was lots of noise and confusion going around me. Joy was in my arms, not crying, but breathing regularly. I projected a thought into June's mind. "What's going on?" I'm sorry, Jim. Aimee told me in Lahaina, and made me promise not to say anything until tonight." She's dying," I said, cutting to the chase."There's nothing that anybody can do for her, Jim. If I could, I'd willingly give my life to save her, but we can't." Joy... is the white... in the spiral..." I heard Aimee calling. He could have any of them or all of them at any time. He certainly didn’t need me to be his sex slave.”“Another conquest.”“No! Even if he’d be the first to admit it’s not a selfless act, that he gets a great deal of enjoyment from it, he always puts the woman first. And believe me, he’s quite good at that. Not just assuring an orgasm, but often several. Why else would extraordinary women stay with him? That and he’s handsome, intelligent and charming. Relationships don’t just happen in.