Damn them. I have the most beautiful girl in my house and I can’t even make love to her like I did the first night. At dinner we talked about everyt...ing.“You know Amya I really wish I told you how I felt years ago. I know I was your student and it would have been work but maybe we could have had spent these past couple years together and you could have been happy.”“I know AJ. I love my job and I love teacher new students everything about history, but you know what. We are here now and we have a. ”I nodded, “Wexler wants me himself.”“What does Matt say?”“We’re not going to rush into anything. This doesn’t change the plan.”“Good.”The Chevy had been boosted that same morning from a downtown parking garage near the Sprint Center on Grand. Chances were, it wouldn’t have been noticed until after work.It was later abandoned that same morning — no surprise. On Armour in North Kansas City. Which could mean they’re heading north. Or it could just as easily have been a fake-out. The Chevy was. As they grew into young men, the masters of the Order and their friends respected their long-term loyalty to each other. No one, not even the two boys themselves, would have guessed that they had fallen deeply in love the moment they met.It was soon midnight. The fire did little to dispel the cold from the cave. Lief and Darras had made their beds set separately and as far away from each other as possible. They lay in the night, silent and awake.Light snow appeared, whirling about in the cave.. She smiled happily, satisfied by the agreement of terms. ‘But wait,’ she frowned, ‘what about work?’ ‘Work will have to be work,’ his face suddenly turned serious, devoid of any amusement. ‘I’m afraid I won’t be extending this warmth to the office, and though I may seem cold, I think it’s for the better — just to ensure that personal conflicts do not get in the way of business. I hope you agree?’ ‘Absolutely,’ she gushed. Gwyneth had worked too hard for too long to risk opportunities over.