"Told you that second go might be too much."Bridget responded with a somewhat guilty look, and both women giggled.Bridget eased down into the water, g...ving a contented sigh as she leaned back against the tub. Courtney got in and sat back against the other end of the big tub. "Hope you don't mind, but I need to soak for a few minutes, too. I had planned to just watch the two of you make love, but as you know, Matt had other ideas. I never expected you to make love to him that second time,. My older brother Lawrence is a Corrections Officer working for the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. I’m the only academic in the family. Most of our men and women are either in the military, the police force or working with the corrections system. When the Matriarch of the Roche Pride told us that we might be going to war with the Chthonian Pride, I was the only one who felt less than thrilled. Our Pride has thousands of members. We’ve got the toughest bunch of men and the most vicious. I would really like you to finish off what that bastard started"As she spoke she pulled him into the summer house. Still holding his hand, she found a mattress amongst the jumble of furniture, which she tossed on to the floor. Turning round with her back to him Susanne asked him to undo the hooks on her dress; which she then stepped out of carefully, and hung over the back of a chair. Meanwhile, Tony had removed his jacket, undone his shirt and let his trousers drop to the floor.As they faced. .. I was this strange reflection of him. An abomination of sciencerun amuck. And I was a girl. Yep. Fully female. Why was I here? Did Iwant validation? Acceptance? Did I deserve it? If I unmasked therewould be no hiding this. No backsies. I would be part of his life. Partof me wanted that. Part of me feared rejection."Who are you!?" he repeated.He deserved to know. He needed to know. Eyes locked on his I lowered mymask to reveal my face. I swallowed, dreading his response. His certainrejection..