Thankfully the guard seemed to agree as he walked away from the stateroom.Ericson was standing at the door that led to Jabr and Akari’s quarters. Th... guard nodded as he stood outside the door. He would remain in place until Ericson was done talking to them.The sealed door opened up as he stepped inside. Only Akari was inside the room as the door slid closed behind him.“Ericson,” Akari greeted him. “Are you alright?”“No. They have me and Minerva under arrest and kept us under lock and key in our. And I’m already at seven kids if you, Elyse, and my wife each have two!”“How did you leave things with Karin?”“She told me to think about it, and let her know by the end of July. As one of my future wives, I’m very interested in your opinion.”Kara smiled, “I like all three girls. They each offer you something different.”“Do YOU have a preference?” I asked.“You mean, like which one would I want to be in bed with?” she giggled.“If that’s how you want to answer it, sure, though that wasn’t exactly. Uh, one evening we stopped there so I could meet his parents. They were very nice.” Angela could tell she was lying. She’d met Mr. and Mrs. Porras and they were not particularly nice people. His father was a state senator and his mother managed his career. Most of their wealth had been acquired through questionable means. “Oh. Lonnie said to remember to tell you Mrs. Cyning would like to meet you.”“Liam’s mother?”“No, his grandmother. I don’t know why you’d want to meet that old lady.”“Well, it. "And you think it will work?"He looked me right in the eye. "Well if it doesn't then we're going tobe stuck this way."8JANE"Listen," I said, "I'll go first, make sure it works. Then you can go;alright?" I guess." Ricky nodded her head, the sleek bobbed hair swinging fromside to side. She readjusted her glasses and looked at me expectantly."Are you sure this will work?"I was going to say, fucked if I know, but I didn't. Instead, keeping ameasured tone I said, "Of course. Don't worry."I had one.