He took her arm and she fought the urge to move away. What was wrong with her? She was her own woman, she had no ties to Rafe, and Robert Finnegan was...young, smart, and devilishly handsome. Women started at him in awe, and she felt nothing. ‘The offices will be open in the morning, I can show you where to go on the wharf. I’ll come with, make sure they don’t cheat you.’ She stopped short. ‘You’re not-‘ ‘Going to Italy with you?’ He laughed. ‘Hardly, I have work to do here. Let’s get you some. I’ve got some friends I can call on to stake out the back. The bad guys will come at night and we know how to operate at night. We’re at home in the dark. If no one comes, we’ll lose some sleep, but that’s no big deal. If they do come, we’ll do our thing and you can come in after we’re through and tell the press anything you like. We don’t want any press. How’s that sound?”Roland gave me a lopsided grin. “I like it. You’ll have more freedom that we would and you’re sure as hell more motivated.”. A short while later I was on call and had been summoned into the ER at an unusual time. This meant that the team I was working with was not my usual team so the gossip was different. Given the newness of the new equipment both it and the training week were very much front of mind.During the course of the day’s chatter two significant things emerged, one of which I was expecting, the other I was definitely not.The first was that, like most conferences, this one had been accompanied by at least. . like you do.”“I appreciate you too, Mom,” I felt it necessary to say.“I know dear, but you have these young ladies to love. Now, I have Sarah.”Mom got quiet, as we all looked at Sarah together.“I love you too, Annie,” she said starting to cry. They hugged each other, which I must admit was a bit of a turn-on, but I was also so happy for them at this moment.“Well, don’t wait anytime soon for Ohio to pass Same-Sex Marriage Legislations ladies?” I said.“That’s OK with me honey,” mom said looking.