She knew where Maria had gone, certain that she would return with the young girl who was meant to be in her protection.Lauren mentally shrugged. The g...rl wasn't a virgin and was more sexually active that some girls twice her age. She had shown considerable appetite for adventure in sexual matters, not least with her abroad in the hotel. God, she thought, back home the girl had even poured cream over herself as a turn on. What was an au pair meant to do, look the other way? Her mother really had. The General glared at me which I returned and he busted out laughing. When he finally quit he looked at me with affection in his eyes before he finally spoke again."Sarge you irreverent son of a bitch. Will you ever change your attitude and fit in around here?" Sir, I resemble your remark, but remember I don't belong here. I am an outlaw and probably always will be. I do my job and stay away from all the desk jockeys. That's why they all hate to see my face when I do have to show up here. No. By the end of the working day I felt tense and nervous, though I'm not sure why, Leona was certainly a beautiful woman and there was something about her that had attracted me from the start, so much so I was falling for her long before I had spoken to her that first time, yet if I told her that she would probably laugh in my face.The day came to an end and, as agreed, I waited for Leona in the reception area, half an hour passed with no sign of her and I began to think that she wasn't coming. The man’s name had popped into her head from out of nowhere and it surprised her. ‘I know the man that you were just…let’s say interacting with, and like a lot of the world, I too just don’t like him.’ ‘He does have presence.’ ‘I will give him that much.’ Cal smiled then and said, ‘Nona, I have a room for you.’ ‘I knew you could work miracles.’ He told her the story of the room and that she would have to be without a room until six o’clock and she said, ‘That’s fine and thank you so much.’.