.. with the baby I mean?" Just a routine check, they said." Okay," I mumbled as she walked out of the door.I soaked my body in the bath and then slipp...d into a clean gown. My mind savoured the events of the previous night, hardly able to believe that I had such a perfect arrangement.Over breakfast, Sarek offered praise for my quick thinking when Troyal was injured."Teel thinks I should request a seat on the High Council's advisory committee, as payment for saving the Guardian." Not a bad. Noticed that."He couldn't help but chuckle at his own expense. "Okay, I guess I walked right into that one, didn't I?" Something like that. On the plus side, you definitely have the 'lover' part down pat."They both snickered. Their joint amusement was easing the tension a little bit.Ruefully, he continued, "Look, the point is, whenever you and I get together, there's always a power struggle going on between us. You're always pushing me, so I have to push back, and that has ... consequences. So. A confident smile touches my lips as I pull your head back, tilting your head back so I expose your throat. I move closer, bring my lips to your neck, softly kissing your neck, then licking up, tracing up to the underside of your jaw, breathing in your perfume. "Yes slut, you will please me." Yes. Yes Master", you sigh, as you feel my other hand sliding up your leg, pushing your skirt out of the way as I feel the flesh of your thigh, my touch becoming bolder, more confident. You emit a little. That meant eight destroyed, which meant thirty-two more deaths and a couple-hundred more MIs destroyed. Statistically, the number was miniscule, and his military mind told him that it was a good result. His heart wasn't so sure."Thank you, Exec. In the future, please provide requested information succinctly. Are all of our elements in position?" Yes, sir." Djai answered both the question and the reprimand. He had come to know Colin McClintock as a friend and an able commander, and knew that it.