She is on her fifth cup. I try to break the ice with small talk, but my words come out as little more than mumbles.“Hey, you uh, got a girlfriend bo...?” Etta suddenly asks.“No.” she caught me off guard with that one and we’re back in “weird” territory as far as I’m concerned.“Sorry, maybe I shouldn’t have asked but after seeing your little soldier this morning I just -well, I don’t want you to be acting all strange and stuff around me.”My face was flush red and Etta laughed. “It’s o-kay. You. Umut doesn’t know exactly what’s in the blend the Turk puts in the bowl, but Umut knows it is sweet and comforting. Some relaxing music enhances the ambiance and gives their interior worlds a chance to calm down. Umut falls asleep soon after and dreams the dreams of complete happiness and eternal satisfaction, that knowledge that, once experienced, changes a person forever. A person’s consciousness and frame of life’s reference has taken a quantum leap into a new reality. The Turk awakens. "Please be patient as we prepare our next offering. Baby will refresh your drinks."I walked Ruby to the basement door and nudged her to go downstairs. "Flower, get her ready to go!" I shouted."Sorry about that Kevin," I said, apologetically, "She'll be ready in just a few minutes. I believe the price was 25?" Oh, yes! Hang on, it's in the car."He ran... physically ran, to the car, opened the trunk and poked around back there for about 30 seconds. He came back to the door, walking very. That sounds hard. Yes. You have to let go and trust to fate. She stroked her belly, her smile growing. I would never be a mother. Though Saphique was the goddess of women, her priestesses were never allowed to lie with a man. Saphique only liked women. I would never experience that one facet of womanhood. I touched her belly and promised, Ill make sure your mother comes back. I looked up at Atharilesia. And your wife. She nodded. I copied down the information and sprinkled my ink with sand to.