. ? Not to belittle your information, baby," Jack had casually replied, "but we were already fairly certain of that fact, weren't we... ?"Fairly certa...n, but not positive, darling," she'd reminded him. "Now, we are!"He had nodded, realizing that she was right. Prior to this, they had been acting on supposition only. Her little smile of excitement had been contagious and he couldn't withhold his own in response."What else did you accidentally hear with those shell-like ears, Mrs. Heath?" he. I even went so far as to call up one poor kid and give him the scare of his lifetime by pretending to be Ruth’s father and insisting that he leave my “daughter” alone. I was not her father, nor her brother, but I was her best friend. And sometimes transitioning from best friend to lover is a difficult step in a relationship. Sometimes one has to risk everything in order to win the girl, and like Ruth, I was terrified of not having her as a friend in my life. Yet this was exactly what Ruth. "Bert sighed in relief, he hated not being able to influence events when he was in any sort of danger. Being caught inside a craft like this was the stuff of nightmares as far as he was concerned. He unfastened his harness and dragged the errant AI module back into position and secured it in place.As he was up he went to see how the injured woman was doing. He found her strapped across three chairs near the front of the cargo bay with David sat alongside her."How's she doing?" he asked."She's. That’s the reason I’ll let your comment slide for now. Let’s follow Athea and see how long her tender mood lasts,” Hassika replied grinning as well.Ipochone’s temple in Paras was a beautiful and impressive building. High walls of granite and marble surrounded a spacious garden. Two women dressed in deep red gowns greeted the group when they entered the elegant open portal.“I welcome you in the name of the Goddess of Love. May I ask for the reason of your visit?” One of the two young women.