Tomas took me aside briefly as I was getting up. "Sierra ... you don't have to sleep alone, if you don't want. I can make room for you in my tent." Ar... you propositioning me, Warden Commander?" I smirked at him and raised one eyebrow suggestively.He sputtered. "No! Maker." He put his face in his hands, and I wondered if I'd even be able to see a blush against his dark complexion."Shame. Another time, perhaps?"He glared at me, and I laughed. He growled, "Be serious! I know you find it difficult. He also thought about the fact that in a few months he would be deprived of this morning detail as he had put in his paperwork to retire. He knew it was time, he felt it in his bones and in every ache of his arthritic hands. He also understood the fact that he would be retiring alone, a fact that still ate at his soul. Finishing all his tasks in preparing the office to accept the daily influx of workers, he grabbed a cup of freshly brewed coffee and sat heavily at his desk. This was the. He admitted to being a rogue and a lady’s man, so whenever a willing professor or attractive teaching assistant made an offer, JJ — with discretion — indulged himself. Why would he ever want to marry when there was a bevy of beauties out there to choose from? The women offered and JJ Kirby took. He knew what to say and he dressed nicely and he prided himself on being in good shape and good in bed. The catalyst that spurred the change in his life was when a less-qualified professor was promoted. It was early and the club wasn't busy yet. The waitress returned quickly with their drinks.No sooner had they received their drinks than a guy came to the table and asked Julie to dance. It was someone she had dated a few times in the past and she went with him readily to the dance floor. Kara looked around, hoping to get rescued, especially by one of the three guys at the next table, but it was not to be and she sat there alone. Julie and her friend eventually returned. Peter, Julie's friend,.