Let's get out of here!" We bursted out of our hiding place andran outside up the little hill. I was just a few meters behind Matt whenthe door of the ...irls dressing room opened and a woman with white haircame running outside. She saw us running away and knew we were thepeeping toms. Just when I looked behind me I thought that I saw twobursts of lightning emanating from her finger pointed in our direction. Iwas hit twice by these lightning bolts and saw that Matt tripped over astone, but quickly. Hours he stood, his focus unhindered. There was no multiple printed photos to guide him. There was no physical muse. There was nothing but what was in his mind. Cigar after cigar, glass after glass of wine, and hours of standing before the canvas a new painting came to life before his concentrating eyes. Stroke after stroke, the chosen paint colors broughttogether the perfect image. And the image being brushed into existence was unlike any he had ever created before. As he continued, the. She rocked him, and he suckled her like a baby. I couldsee her face clearly; she didn’t look excited by this,but she wore the most serene smile. I found myselfthinking that she would be the most excellent mother forour coming child.“Baby, baby, baby.” I couldn’t hear her saying, softly.“It will be all right now.”After a time, she lifted Ahmed’s head, and she kissed himagain, still cradling him in her arms. They kissed for along time, holding each. . difficult to break,” Inari admitted.“That’s fair, but Jaesa has been nothing but kind to us. Hell, I can think of at least several instances where Jaesa has saved our hides. We’d be awfully ungrateful assholes if we started treating her like the black sheep of this crew,” Alex stated. Some of the crew present looked a little shamefaced at this and they all nodded.“Jaesa has been a major help to all of us hon. She could have snuffed us at any moment. Instead, she protected us, much like a big.