“Right” said Phil and looked at me as if asking permission to do I knew not what. I just shrugged my shoulders and at that, he tugged his underwea... off and kicked them to his pile of clothes. I didn’t expect him to do that, in fact, I didn’t know what he was going to do. He stood there naked with his hands on his hips. It went quiet. The others looked at each other not sure what to do. Several seconds went by in silence which seemed like an eternity, especially for Phil who was starting to look. Most of our plans are just for things likegoing to the movies or visiting someone. The theater thing was worse than Iexpected - worse than anyone expected - but I did have backup. I amcareful. I'm more careful than the old Angel ever was. And I have powerfulfriends. Lena can get help to me with a thought. David is insanelypowerful. His mom and dad are no slouches, themselves. Penny can seetrouble coming. And that's not even counting the political and economicpower of friends, parents of. "I don't want you riding out alone again until I'm sure you can handle the horse you're sitting on. That clear?"Robin nodded and allowed him to support her as they went into the house. He took her into the bathroom and bent her over the basin, washing her face with cold water. Weak with shock, she just stood there while he rinsed her face, then massaged her shoulders."Your skirt is all wet," he remarked. "How'd you do that."She looked down and bit her lip. "Oh, I'm so ashamed." How could she. She was surprisingly comfortable, his strong arms cradling her against his chest and sharing his warmth. She was still cold, not that she’d paid any attention to that recently, and he shuddered as her cold nose pressed against his skin.He was an incredible kisser, she had to admit – clearly those Free Marches girls had given him some lessons – and she’d lost herself entirely to the simple pleasure of just kissing. Now that she could breathe again and her head had stopped reeling, the worries.