Poppy’s face and neck was red and her face bore the hall marks of a girl who just come and come big. “I think at that point we should break for a ...ittle refreshment.”Poppy returned to the sofa unable to look anyone in the eye and sat down between Melissa and Cassie. Emma pressed a buzzer next to the photocopier and Ashleigh appeared shortly with a trolley, brought up on the lift with two bottles of white wine and some canapés.” Ashleigh was the perfect waitress in her French maid’s outfit and. ‘I cannot do that.’ It was his first words since he’d stepped into the fort, but now he was convicted of this, ‘I cannot let something that beautiful, as wonderful as you, be abandoned and alone.’ He was surprised to see that Fyrah was still smiling, and placed a hand on his shoulder. ‘You would not be abandoning her, you would simply be leaving me. The child will grow with all of my thoughts and memories, while I move on to die in the cave.’ She moved forward and kissed Garen on the cheek,. " Bear and I are having lunch around 11, after that I my plans are up in the air."Sunny straighten up the kitchen and started some laundry. Soon it was time to get ready for her date. She selected a pair of walking shorts and a midriff halter-top that made her boobs look good and showed of her abs.Right at 11 the doorbell rang. " I'll get it!" Raquel yelled."Good morning, you must be Raquel." I am and you must be Bear, come on in, Mom should be ready in a minute."Sunny entered the living room. "Are you going to be in town long?" I wasn't planning on it," Emily held her menu open, but she hardly glanced at it. What she wanted was sitting across from her. "You?" Maybe," Tina shrugged in the linen suit she wore, a blazer and barely modest skirt in a pleasing shade of mustard yellow. It was a color that went well with her caramel skin, Emily decided and she'd woken up next to the woman decidedly content. Now they finally had a chance to talk."Are you on a big case?" Emily lowered her.