”“Physician, heal thyself?”“Pretty much,” she replied.“I invited Jolene and her daughter for tomorrow’s party,” I said.“OK. I’ll l...t Elyse know.”“What are you guys doing this afternoon?” I asked.“Josie and Jennifer suggested that we go to the beach. We’re taking all the kids. Karl and Ginny are meeting us there, and bringing a large umbrella so the kids can hide from the sun. We’ll make sure your Pumpkin doesn’t burn!”“You like that nickname?” I asked.“It’s as good as any, I guess. It’s not. I lay back putting one leg on the bed turning the hairdryer to blow its warm air over my pussy. I ran my hand down pushing my fingers through my pubic hair and over my clitoris. It feels good. I want Ben to come in and catch me like this but of course he doesn’t and I sit backup again to finish drying my hair.I pull on a clean nightdress, finish brushing my hair and get into bed. I’m immediately thinking about Ben again hoping that he comes in to tuck me in like we discussed. I kick my quilt. "I ask, "Well, why don't you teach them to me and then Jennifer's dog might not hate me so much..."Present – Zarika and Yasmeen – In the medical planeI worry when I tell Yasmeen the truth, that she might not ever be able to have Ben's babies. She shocks me when she smiles and says, "Zarika, that might be the best thing I have ever heard!"I ask with disbelief, "You are not upset?"She says, "No, I watched as my mother gave birth to my brother and after seeing that I was scared of having. ”“If he is as powerful as you say why would he let that stand? Nothing left to fight for? Or ... just tired of fighting in general and didn’t feel it was worth the gain?” Duchess Emmels thought long and hard in the quiet Justiciar’s office. The Hermit was an interesting and dangerous puzzle to the third ranked noble in the empire. And she loved puzzles. “If he is so against fighting why attack Helga? Her pelvis and spine were shattered.”“They all lived. It took restraint on his part to do that..