." I cleared my throat. "Not really." Hmph." Mom wore a doubtful look as she churned a bowl full of eggs with a fork. "Her mother thinks it might have...something to do with you." Did you two have a fight?" Dad asked, looking over his paper."Not a fight," I said slowly. "She's just, um ... I don't know." She must have some reason for being upset," Mom said. "Candice didn't say anything to you last night?" Last night?" I swallowed hard."She came over, right?" Yeah." I nodded. "Just for a little. When she came back she didn’t return to her previous seat, but sat next to me on the couch. We had done some good-natured flirting, but nothing too serious and we hadn’t even really touched each other in a sensuous way. That was about to change.She leaned close to me and whispered, “My parents are asleep”.My eyes must have gone wide at the implication of that statement, because she smiled, leaned toward me and said, “Are you ready?”“Ready for what?” I asked her, tentatively.She smiled and. ”I stared for a second and laughed. “We assisted the FBI? They refused to give us any help and told us we were on our own, then they came in at the end of it all and tried to snatch it all up!”She smiled at me. “So, we’ve been told. We couldn’t do an in-person interview with your Chief Crowley, but we were able to get a very nice Skype segment with Scott in New York. The District Attorney, I guess he’s a U.S. Attorney now, gave us plenty of background and information when Scott interviewed him. I am tasked by his mother with seeing to the matters of his heart, and heirs.”Isetnofret swallowed hard, knowing that after a two-year marriage that had not resulted in a child, she might very well not be able to offer heirs.Khepri continued, “To such ends, I am prepared with clothing and jewelry to present yourself to my lord in a manner befitting one of his blood. I will assist you in bathing, shaving, and adorning your face. Worry not.”That was easier said than done. At any moment, the.