In Sheila's right and cuddled tight to her was a girl who had been Sheila's best friend before being critically injured in a space battle the year bef...re. Rita Hernandez's torn and blasted body had come to the Roshaa in a suspended animation tube and Sheila had never expected to see her alive ever again, the damage was that bad. But now Rita's body was restored to a condition far better than it had ever been before in Rita's life, and Sheila clung to her old friend tightly.At the head and foot. ”“You were born in San Finzione, mate.” Mander answered. “We got a monarch too; she doesn’t take as much of a hand in taking care of the people as Her Countessness does. You don’t have to go looking for work from psychos, then find out who the boss is and what he’ll have ya doing. That maiming-the-dog trick Scott did? Yeah, I’ve seen it before, too.”Nunzio lifted his beer into the air to toast his Contessa. The others clinked theirs with him.“If any of ya don’t believe my role in things, you. Jan was always exiting and unpredictable presenting me with something new to show how pleased she was to see me at weekends after a heavy week on the rigs. We’d talked about a committed relationship but for now this was fine. This week my Queen Boadicea and who knows who’ll she’ll be next time. Dressed and garnished in Roman gear she looked as seducible as ever and I could not wait to get my body functions erupting with hers. But patience is a virtue sure enough and with Jan an absolute reward. Instead I sat on the bed, crossed my legs, and let my nighty ride up high on my thighs. Ted followed my lead and sat on the bed near me. We chatted for a minute and then he put his hand on my bare knee. It was the first move and it felt electric. I licked my dry lips and then reached over and put my hand on his knee. His hand traveled up my thigh a bit and I parted my legs. Then he leaned over and started kissing me on the neck and my breathing quickened. Still, we took it pretty slow, and it.