Mind you, I didn’t give the curvature of the planet much thought at the time either. I had bugger-all knowledge of how that type of shield would wor... over long distances or if it did have enough energy to surround the planet.Surely it couldn’t do that, could it?Two days later, Daniel turned up with Lord Sean Watson in tow.I was delighted to finally meet him. He gave me a curious look and then started chuckling. “Oops,” he said, and I had to laugh too. He was fascinated with Sarah’s ship and. As I understand, you came with such high qualifications you missed that little job. I think it only fair I not deny you the experience."I really hate the bullpen."Um, sir, am I being demoted?"Jones shook his head, still grinning. "No Special Agent Creed, I'm just making you do some grunt work, so you'll maybe use that big brain of yours and think before landing yourself in this kind of trouble again.Ah. So he's just being a bastard."Yes sir, I understand."Jones nodded. "Good."Jones looked back. “What is?”“Him! I go to the trouble of throwing a Valentine’s Day party, and then the bastard spends all night talking to his mates and getting plastered.”“He has drunk a lot.”“You know what the worst thing is? When he gets in this state, it means...”“Means what?”“I shouldn’t really say, what with you being his sister and all.”“Oh, I’ve probably heard a lot worse. Come on, spill the beans.”“Okay. It means he goes straight to sleep later and I’ll...”“Have to take care of your own. I put it on the side table next to me. Cat took a big swig of hers. ‘So where were we?’ smiled Cat. ‘Ah yes. I was about to kiss you. Again.’ Again I froze. My heart almost stopped as she leaned in and kissed my lips. So soft, so tender, her tongue danced inside my mouth and her lips wandered around mine. Her hand cupped my cheek as we went. She released my face and sat back. Looking straight into my eyes. “Are you ok?’ she asked? I managed a nod. ‘More’ is all I stuttered.She slid off the.