The walls were made of rough stone, and the floor a smoother version of the same stone. Four, thick, ancient-looking columns surrounded the circular b...thtub. Looking more like a small, in-ground pool, it measured at least ten feet in circumference. Water swirled and foamed within the monstrosity. Above the sunken bath, held aloft by the columns, golden light highlighted the cupola with its paintings of more angels. Gabriel strode by the bath to the back wall, where he set the girl down on a. He was probably in his late fifties and he kept drifting in and giving me a smile as he went past. I think he was doing it on purpose to reassure me." Don't you believe it. He just wanted to ogle you. I'll bet he doesn't often get as beautiful a girl as you on his train." Flatterer! No, he wasn't the ogling type at all, just fatherly and kind." I'm sure you're right, Princess. I used to use a late train quite a lot when I first moved down here and was weekend commuting. There was a guard who. My parents did not like Austin associating with him and were not impressed when I let him sit next to me at the restaurant table. “You may not like Austin associating with Ted, but I,ll sit with whoever I like!” I shushed their objections. Of course they had no idea of my history with males even though Mom had nearly caught Burt and I sucking each other a few times. Ted showed me some big fish he,d recently caught in nearby Lake Roosevelt and when I told him I loved fishing he asked me to go. We sat out in the lobby waiting.On time, an attractive woman in her late thirties or early forties came in dressed business casual. Beth was wearing slacks and I was glad I wasn’t wearing shorts and sandals! She saw Beth and walked to her, “Elizabeth Hood?” Beth nodded. “I’m Marianne Knox. Good morning.”Beth said, “Good morning to you, Marianne. Please, call me Beth. This is my guy, Xavier Marigold, who goes by X. He’s going to help me. We drove up here yesterday.”Marianne shook hands with me.