"What did Geo say?" Was all I could think to ask."'What did Geo say?' Is that all you can think to ask? Is she the only one whose feelings you're conc...rned about?"I knew I was in serious trouble now. Amber's tone left no doubt in my mind. "No, of course not! I just didn't think--" Of course you didn't think!" She cut me off, and stormed back to her car. Even pregnant, she could move with speed and grace when she wanted to."Listen, Amber," I tried to say placatingly after I had loaded my bags,. Her, in her big empty house. Her without Him. Him without me. I want her to know. To share me. I want her to see me; me, as I am. The me He made me.I blow so gently into her nose, her gently-tilted nose that must have captivated him when he was at Medical School. Her sweet, girlish nose. I blow so gently it could be a breeze through the early-budding trees that sway in the darkness outside. She opens her mouth. Her tongue grazes her lips. Her eyes will stay closed, but she will see me now. I. ‘Jason?’ Ignoring her, Matt peered out of the window at the darkening sky as he refilled the saucepan with water. ‘We’re going to need to find some candles soon.’ But Melissa wasn’t about to let him change the subject. ‘The same Jason?’ He shrugged, conceding defeat. ‘Yes, the same Jason. He’s been a good friend.’ She stared at the back of his head, still breathless, her heart thudding painfully in her chest. ‘Well that explains why you’re still defending him.’ Pushing past him, she opened. He was still numb over all the deaths that had come to his platoon. Some of those people he had known for over a year.Now he had a company to deal with. Overall, the company lost seventy percent of its riders, and forty percent of its horses. A great many of those horses had to be put down after the battle, being too badly injured to save.Dev was more than willing to make another batch of potion, and give the first sip to his captain, except that the healers had loaded him into a wagon and.