.. and I ... fear where this might lead us all. Part of me is half-expecting the Rapture at any second now, and wondering who else besides me will rea...ly go. I mean, your uncle led me to Christ and now he’s kowtowing to you, too. How can that be? How can you overpower the ability to resist temptation given to us by God?” Dad rambled, still a bit confused by it all ... a convert’s convictions were always strongest, after all.“It’s quite simple. You’re wrong about God, about sin, about Heaven,. '' John caressed her cheek with the palm of his hand. Deep down he knew she was right. But when he thought of her giving her body to another man, something that only he had had for nearly seven year, well the very idea of it could drive him insane. She loved his touch, and how it always made her feel inside. She looked so beautiful in her white satin wedding dress. Her father could not take his eyes off her. In his eyes there could never be another woman that could ever hold his heart the way. I know to my cost the weight and responsibility you are thinking about for I have had to shoulder them for fifty years or more. If you feel the need to share yours, then I offer myself, Eoric."With the offer made, Eoric felt the connection to Merlin break and he was left alone once more with his own thoughts. He realised Merlin had identified Eochaid's killer as a Saxon from reading his thoughts. He had never looked upon a Saxon before and was now able to put a face to the danger that he felt. "Cheryl could see the shift in Jake's jeans. He was getting a hard onand wanting to ignore it."Shit," Jake stalked off to the other bedroom and shut the door behindhim."Actually, that was easier than I thought it would be," Cheryl toldBeth."If Don hadn't given in so easily we might still be trying to talk theminto it," Beth recognized. "He really loves you and wants to doanything he can for you." I know, he's a special guy," Cheryl sighed and collapsed back againstthe sofa. "I thought they both.