She fretted over what to wear, of course. She wanted to look nice but didn’t want to be overdressed either. She finally settled on a pair of black p...nts - a recent acquisition that showed off her slim figure - and a silky, bright-colored top - basically a fancy t-shirt - accessorized with a thin gold necklace and small gold earrings. She paid extra attention to her make-up as well, still not completely confident in her skill. But finally she was satisfied.“You are a gift, Diana,” she whispered. They were showing submission to an alpha. They were bowing before her.She said, "Thank you my brothers of the hunt," and rose to her feet.She came and stood before the four of us. "I am Paw-lee-wa, she began. Then looking directly at me, she continued, "I have come to know you, man called 'W,' and you have heard the cries of my people. Thank you for restoring the lodge so that once again we could hold the hunt. I looked in your mind and called forth from your friends three maidens who. I was looking for a weakness that I could exploit and maybe use it to get closer to Eleanor. I wasn't finding any.Evening time at Black Water was slow. Most of the residents watched television or a movie. There were a few cards games usually underway, and some of the ladies played Mah jongg, which I never understood. Franks seemed to enjoy cribbage and to my surprise, Parcheesi. Emma and I spent many a quiet evening hunched over the Parcheesi board. She was deadly. I never realized how. If you feel ready for some stage, and try it, and -- after trying it -- you feel that you really weren’t ready for it, I won’t take that personally, either.”“You mean sex?”“That is really one of the stages, but not the one I meant. I was thinking of kisses. If you think you could risk a kiss with me, and then figure that was a mistake, I’m not going to insist on another one.”“I think I’m at that level now,” she said.“Good, because I’ve been wanting a kiss from you for a long time. But let’s put.