Mostly to check e-mail and flip through a few websites. As it turned out, I noticed that Liz had also come in--she worked in the lab adjoining mine--t... pick up a few papers she needed to read, I found out later. So, it seemed only natural for me to stop in and say hi.We ended up staying and talking for hours. Not about anything of real consequence or the typical exchange of common interests--just talking about past experiences, current problems, and future ambitions. It was as if we already. Nothing I can’t handle.“Of course you are, honey. Why would you think anything differently?”“I don’t know.”“There has to be something.”Paiten bites her bottom lip. I don’t know what’s going on in her head, but I can tell she’s nervous.“Come on, Pait. You know you can talk to me. What’s on your mind.”“Do you think I’m pretty like the girls in that movie you were watching?”Shit. Busted.“I don’t think that would be appropriate to answer.”Still looking down, Paiten raises her eyes. I sit there. She was finally divorced a year ago from a husband who was violent. She is straight, Jake, only her experience with partners has made her very militant. She is very soft underneath, really!" Sharmila saw the scepticism written over his face. "The hard exterior is just an act." You two seemed to have talked a lot?" Yes, we have." About me?" A little. I've told her you are kind, trustworthy and considerate. She didn't believe me at first, but when I told her about our relationship..." You did?". It was the simplest of spells, but in this case it was his only hope.A loud crashing sound erupted thru the forest, as though the thunder god himself had descended on the forest. The guard behind him leapt in shock and for the briefest of moments was distracted by the noise.He saw his chance and jumped at the guard, his sword already in mid swing. He felt a stiff resistance as the sword bit into the guard's fleshy neck. He quickly withdrew it and ran off into the darkness of the forest. He.