I sat at the table while I heard her around the corner in the kitchen."This is so much nicer," she said and I couldn't agree more. And couldn't believ... this was happening to me, in Lena's apartment!She'd suggested it herself. I'd been working with her on the project, an exhibit for a coming Woman's Studies conference, and simply that had seemed like heaven, helping her research, working out ideas. But while my fantasies had gone crazy with delight, I hadn't actually expected much other than. Dan was sorry to see the date end. But he knew that they were both starting to like each other enough, that there would definitely be more dates. “I’m having such a great time with you, Roxanna,” Dan told her. “I’ve already asked the dating service to put my membership on hold.” Dan explained that you can put a hold on your dating-service membership while dating someone exclusively. Then you can continue the membership later if necessary, without losing any of the duration of your membership. "I was. Forgive me if I don't know the protocol of such things."Gaius shook his head. "No, you're probably right. There are advantages to having a single slave know your routine and your preferences. Malcolm practically runs the day-to-day matters of the house for me without intervention now. Would you like Clover to assume those duties for you for now?" I would, General." Corvus inclined his head slightly. "Thank you." You're going to need your own household in your district before you stand. If you looked for Sheila Schwartz, you would get a twelve year old review of her Lincoln Center performance and our wedding announcement. Guess which the normal misfit would follow up.To be sure, not all the attention was unwelcome. It is rather flattering if a bridal magazine wants to cover your wedding or if a major film company wants a new look at some old film. However, there were a lot of people that focused on Mistress Cynthia. That kind of attention Sheila could do without.Regardless of.