He holds me tight and lets me cry a little more. I'm making a mess of his shoulder. He starts to rub my back, my thighs, kisses the top of my head. It...feels so good to be held like this. He grabs my chin and makes me look up at him, kissing my tear-stained cheeks. I lick my salty lips. What the hell is happening, I ask myself? ”I need you to listen to me. This isn't your fault. My son is a selfish bastard. You'll do much better. You’re special and any man would be lucky to have you, understood?. ”She had forgotten that Raka would not understand her words, but curiously, on this occasion she did, and Raka failed to notice that the translation nanites were starting to work; at least intermittently. Jean also failed to notice that she had been understood.Raka giggled, “Yes, I know that too well, but John doesn’t seem to be very aware of the cold. He has plenty of fat around his body, I think!”John pretended to be shocked at this claim. “I am all muscle, my girl! Not an ounce of excess fat. She agreed but said it had to be early since she had a date for a concert later. He was thrilled and kissed her goodbye.Chandra always remembered that as one of the best dinners of her life. Neither the food nor the venue was special, but the companionship sure was. Chad was bright and knowledgeable in many things she liked. He was polite and respectful, something many of her other boyfriends weren’t good at. He made no reference to the unusual circumstances of their meeting. He could look into. “Knock yourself out,” Morgana replied dismissively. “See if I care.”“You wish to propose some measure, Mage Clarence?” Simon asked icily.“Yes. I know it will be voted down by your lackeys but it will still be on record for future days when sense returns to this forum,” he stated pompously.“My God, I do believe he actually believes Amity can make a comeback,” Mage Julia added caustically.“He does. He can’t accept that he’s one of the prime reasons it fell from grace,” Sofya replied. “Plus no.