"Sure thing. I might be pretty fucked here,though." Maybe," the big guy replied with a shrug. "But you do have somepretty serious backing this time.... After all, you've done a lot tobuild up Atoli's reputation at court." True, but that doesn't mean he can just suddenly muster an army tobeat those hunters," I pointed out. "And it's gonna take an army, too,cause those fuckers are crazy strong." Yes, but they're specialized in hunting dragons," George counteredwith a knowing look. "Don't just. "As we sat across the kitchen table chatting, I kept thinking about what Mrs. James had said about Andrea having a 'thing' for me. I so hoped she was right but I wasn't so confident of her opinion that I was ready to make any rash moves. If she were wrong, putting on a full-court press would just ruin everything.There were some encouraging signs, though. A couple of times she reached over and touched my hand as we talked and woven into the conversation were a few comments about how sweet she. Sneakiness comes natural to us girls."I huffed a laugh. "I know." Hush! One night I surreptitiously timed your run, timed it from beginning to end, and figured you could compete in middle-distant running events, not only complete but also win if you started training properly instead of just running down a street somewhere when the urge struck you. I also realized I could compete, too, in the 3K, at least, but I figured I could move up to the 5K without a lot of extra effort."She paused and a. ‘You’ll forget all about, Cheaty mcFart-face.’‘My husband didn’t cheat on me.’ Jane said.‘You want some?’‘A moment ago you’re warning me about alcohol addiction and now you’re trying to get me to use drugs?’ Jane said.Angel shrugged and gave her a cheeky smile. ‘You want to try it or not?’ She asked.‘What is it anyway? Is it dangerous? Is it addictive?’ Jane askedAngel started laughing and shook her head. ‘It kills less braincells and it’s less addictive than alcohol,’ she said. ‘But it is more.