"Jake and his aunt were less than a couple of feet apart. She reached out with her left hand and let it stroke his bicep. "You really think so?"Jake...��s heart began to beat a little faster at his aunt’s touch. “Yeah, I do,” he let out. She was now getting a little worked up, too, and let her right hand rest on the side of his abs.Jake gulped as his hot aunt took a small step toward him and lifted on her toes to press her lips to his. They shared a somewhat tame kiss at first. Then Jake let. " Ha! The only way to chase a Comanche away was at the wrong end of a bullet, so we knew that we were actually headed for a serious fight.There were 18 men in the detail, counting Lt. Simms, Sgt. Billy Brown, and me. I had my Winchester, but everybody else was armed with the single-shot Springfield cavalry carbine. That was a good rifle against another army, but the single-shot character was a problem when fighting Indians. Fortunately, everybody also had a Schofield .45 caliber revolver.As. " So where are we headed then?" I asked, my mind again wandering as I wondered if he might say. "My place or yours?" I speculated as to how I would react to that, but could not reach a clear conclusion, before he replied."La Luna, in Canada Square."I knew the place, but had never eaten there, although I had heard it was good."Great." Have you been there?" No I haven't, I have been meaning to, but just haven't got round to it." What's the best way?" Over the swing bridge," I replied, turning. “One more question, does Nikki live with you now? Is she back in New York waiting for you?” There was an urgency to Lacy’s questions which was fired by her concern for her former Mistress. “You’re amazing, Lacy. After all Freja put you through you’re worried for her, aren’t you? You understand how much she needs me and you want her to get what she needs.” Gabriel stopped and took Lacy into his arms for a loving hug. “It must seem stupid to you, but I just can’t hate her. I still want her to.