"Sorry, hun," she said brightly, "Just couldn't resist those lips of yours."Since the Mossad ops were probably listening in, I figured it was just the...trics. "Same here, sweetie. But I don't think my teeth will ever taste half as sweet as yours - or be half as soft."She gave a small, sincere laugh. "My dear, I hope you weren't thinking of becoming a poet." You could make me one, yet, my love," I replied, suddenly realizing how true that was. Be professional, I told myself, and of all the. “I guess we both get something out of it. And yes, coming here that first time definitely changed my life.” She paused before adding, more to herself, “Seems like such a long time ago now, but yea, this is where I belong now.”Jan felt the need to add, “Well, it’s not like you’re destitute and he took you in off the street.” She paused, grabbing Lisa by the hand, “I just hope this place brings you peace.”Lisa turned back to Jan and smiled. Jan couldn’t help but see some pain in that smile.There. Someone…and I still don’t know who it was…told her about me and you, and told her you were living with me and my parents. It pissed her off, because she was under the crazy assumption that I was still supposed to be in love with her. “And I was, Katya. I truly did love Grace, or so I thought at the time. But then I met you, and I realized that I had no feelings for her whatsoever. Grace just knew that she’d broken my heart when I moved away, and she deluded herself into thinking that I wanted. This would discourage trade.Louis XV of France attained his majority and I was on hand to congratulate him and give him a small gift or bribe. He was young and full of vigour and perhaps foolishness too. If he went to war, he would need gold to buy ships and hire men.I built four warehouses that resembled locally made structures in each of the three countries. I stocked them with various kinds of alcoholic products. Our wares were far superior and sold very well. Cloth was taxed but we smuggled.