My heart was a brave one.“You trust her?” Kushini asked, her voice lower. “She’s your lover.”My body tensed. “I do trust her.”“I have ...een her wandering the palace. She has many other lovers.”“Indeed.” I glanced at Kushini. “She is a beauty.”“Perhaps she needs a new lover. I have a Secaran slave named Nathan. Perhaps your Lucy is feeling homesick.”“Perhaps,” I said.Kushini flicked her eyes to the redhead. “Enjoy your new slave, cousin.”I only purred my delight as Kushini marched off to the. Yes, I was staying at the Gettysburg Hotel on 54th Street West. Yes, the rest of the band had also all been booked into the same hotel. And yes, we were going to be staying in America for less than three months while we toured a very miscellaneous list of destinations across the Eastern United States: both North and South. And I did play keyboards in the band. But eventually Simone Kopernik, more commonly known as Pebbles, was allowed onto American soil. And so too was Judith O’Hara (aka Judy. Rory, feeling much better but refusing to let him off the hook, sat astride his lap and frowned at him. His eyes were so blue, so intense, the crinkles of a smile at the corners so sexy.She studied his mouth, so male and kissable.He pulled her close and kissed her gently. His scent filled her lungs. His lips were warm and soft, and all resistance melted away. She kissed him, pressing her mouth to his, her hands on his shoulders. The kiss changed with a touch of his tongue and Rory felt that. She didn’t mind, understanding things. She only wished for one. And she missed Cora-leen most of all. In a very real way, this was something of an adventure that she was just embarking on, and if things could only have been different, the best way to do this was to be with her best friend. That would make this all the more memorable. She sighed as she counted off her steps in this so far as she considered that her signing the huge stack of papers back in Robert Kirkwall’s office was the first..