That wasn't the worst part of it. At 40 years old, I was just waiting to die . . . just passing my time until the Grim Reaper claimed me. After Ange...ica I convinced myself that I would never have what everybody else had. I would never have the thing that I wanted above all else, a wife and family. So . . . here I am.My career, which once seemed promising and bright, is going nowhere. Some would even say that I was a legal genius. Only nowadays I am so unmotivated. Nothing seemed worth it. I relax for a moment. The sound of the water stops. The sheets feel wonderful against my skin. Every inch of my body feels sensitive and eager. There is a momentary flash of light as you open the bathroom door, then you turn off the light and there is only the glow of the candles. I can feel you walking toward the bed and i anticipate the sound and sensations of you joining me. I hear the sheets being pulled back, feel you getting into the bed and the brush of a thigh, then a breast against. Pittman, it goes without saying that you are very beautiful. I could look at you all day long. But I do not want to lose my job and I can't see how this can turn out any other way." Dennis!" I exclaimed, beginning to get a little bit exasperated. "My husband would only be upset if you didn't think I was pretty. Now please, lighten up. You are just making this harder on yourself. You must realize by now that I'm going to keep after you until you start to relax and quit fighting me." Yes, ma'am,". A delicate hand lay on his arm. The looks from most of the others in the room seemed wary of that contact. Only Prince Ajani regarded it calmly."Yes, Your Highness?" King James smiled at her."I am ready, James. We must stop this. Before the blood of all our peoples waters this land."Liuz felt his own blood leave his head. That was a ... very disturbing image. Again, he thought of his father. He thought of Harveen. Of their children. He wanted to see his son and daughters again. He.