His presence at the cabin wasn't missed all that much because all that was left was the final details on finishing the interior. The cabin was now a b...autifully constructed and fully functional small home.Ethan still hadn't given Sarah an answer on the investment offer and she didn't push him for one. When she did get an answer, she knew it would be very well thought out.Shortly after she and Ethan had had their talk, Wendell found an opportunity to speak to her alone. Knowing all too well what. .. she flatly told me she'd chokethe life out of it." She lifted her eyes to look at Mike, and thenglanced toward her own father. "I believed her too."Max knew the seriousness of his daughter?s expression. "Okay Mike, whatdo we do? The child she carries is innocent and should be with Parker."He leaned against the counter and addressed his friend."Parker is dead," added Mike. "That was the other thing I found outtoday." He pulled out a chair and took a seat, Max soon followed."You're shitting. Once they were both dressed, he pulled her back into his embrace, hugging and kissing her deeply, not wanting to let ever leave her. She looked at him with love and tears shining in her eyes and said, "I wish you didn't have to go. I want to stay with you always."He placed a hooked finger under her chin, tipping her face up to look into her eyes. "Don't worry baby. I'll be back as soon as I can and then we'll be together again for good. I wish I could stay here with you too, but we both know. I put the book I'd been flicking through back on the shelf as he drew close, his hands coming up to press against my chest. He purred deep in his throat and I turned to kiss him. I tracked my way across his muzzle and down his throat, pausing to lap at his collar bone before making my way down his chest, unbuttoning his loose shirt as I went. I kissed his flat abdomen and felt him shudder as my hands drifted over the front of his trousers. The thin material offered very little resistance as I.