" Quickly, he lifted her onto one of the tile shelves everyone kept their soaps and wash rags on. Leftover water from a previous shower soaked through...her jeans, but she didn't care. Alex reached around and undid her bra in less than a second, releasing her breasts. As soon as the bra fell to the floor his mouth covered one of her nipples while his hand played with the other. She threw her head back and moaned from the touch. Her folds ached and begged to be touched. She tried to sneak her. . confused. “Where are your siblings?”“Russia,” I qualified that, “Maybe.”“Maybe?”“They may have sailed by now,” I said. “Or they might be waiting for an ‘interesting event.’”“I heard the quotation marks,” she said. “Childbirth?”“Cyn was much farther along ... and Zoe would be right behind her,” I said. “Then it would be my turn.” That part of the announcement was tinged with chagrin.“You don’t sound happy,” she said.“The evidence presented in the ear twisting wife or girlfriend has given me. Sometimes he would spend extra time with Whitney and treat her like his master. I should treat her with more respect.And then we were back in the swing of things. We all drove up to Terre Haute Tuesday night to watch the Lady Hoosiers take on and defeat Indiana State 76-68. We were undefeated. Whitney was still confusing opponents by switching from guard on offense to forward on defense. And even as a forward, she could still nail that corner shot.Wednesday night we got our first look in the. .. “Why have you come here?” Horn Kikon’s voice reverberated from the Great Cave, dispersing the soft patches of white clouds that left slow moving shadows on the meadow. Following the enquiry, a golden man, cladding a red fur cloak emerged out of the top entrance.“For a more than a fair trade”. Zax smiled sincerely, knowing that he could not uphold the same mien he used in the confrontation with General Logan.“A trade?” Horn Kikon crossed all four of his four arms. He too was perfectly aware.