I try to focus on the book I'm reading (which is really great, and should be holding my attention) but I keep glancing over in your direction, sometim...s quickly, but other times my gaze lingers a bit. I notice your beautiful legs, crossed under the table. I notice that from time to time your finger touches your mouth, which is INCREDIBLY sexy (as in your profile pic). After a half an hour of this, I've given up my reading and I only pretend to look at the pages between stolen glances. You. I was just happy you were paying attention to me."I laughed, "I'm glad you weren't that pissed." I raised my wine glass and offered a toast, "To old friends and new lovers." She smiled and I saw a tear in her eye. She met my glass with hers and drank her wine. She was going to say something but couldn't form the words for a minute.Finally she said, "Thank you, Mike. That was the sweetest thing to say. I love you so much." I love you too, Stacia."We kissed and continued with our picnic. We took. He then asked in a quiet voice “How are you?” She said she was fine. “That’s good” he said a bit more loudly. “Have you been doing this a long time?” Olivia said no that she hadn’t been nursing in her silent sounding voice. “You don’t sound as if you enjoy this” he went on to say. Quietly she told him “Oh I do, sir.” He looked at her, wondering and then he said “You sound as if you’re a little shy. You sound as if you’re a little quiet or something like that.” She shrugged her shoulders. “I. " Ral, it sounds like something that's just too well planned."I shook my head, not wanting to admit to that. To me it was so much simpler. "They've got too much help, whoever it is. I can't do it by myself."Then Fiona brought up a good point. "If the House Leaders are helpless to do anything, how is anyone else supposed to help? No one can stand up to the Dragons."I thought about that. Some of my own House members had talents that could be quite advantageous if used properly. "It's a matter of.