She was almost eighteen and married, yet had the innocence of a 10-year-old."No, I won't tell." Promise?" Cross my heart and hope to die." I made the ...ymbolic gesture with my finger over my heart."What do I do?" she said.I began opening my pants when she screeched. "No! Don't take it out!" Why not?" You're not my husband. I shouldn't see it."Again I was flabbergasted. I had just fingered her to an orgasm and she agreed to touch my cock. Yet she thought it inappropriate to see it."There's visual. She was better now, but she still had far less blood in her body than she ought.She needed a restorative draught, one that would accelerate her blood replacement.Vanlo stood back. He was alone in the treatment room with Amanda. He had forcibly cleared everyone out, including the Overlord. He could not work on such a critical case with a great many people about.Making restoratives was the supreme test of a Healer's ability. It required a great deal of attention to detail, timing, and -- most of. If you were close enough to Samantha, who is about ten years younger than you are, you have to know that the ‘Ice Princess’ has a ‘warm’ side.”“I do! But she’s never, ever displayed it at any Foundation functions or with any Foundation people. Well, except me and Lisa. But never at the functions. It was only when we got together outside of the functions.”“What’s the age gap?”“Samantha turned 17 a week ago. Lisa is 23. I’m 26. Lisa and I have been friends since we were eleven and eight. Samantha. 0 or better. Martin was definitely doing better than required, as was Carlos.“Carlos is doing well,” said Martin. The young Hispanic man was graduating the community college that semester. He only had two years left and would spend them at the local state university. It was a change that made Carlos nervous, but Martin was sure his friend would handle it without a problem.“I’m glad to hear that,” said Jerry. He wondered what he was going to do when both of them graduated college. It was about.