“Hang on a second,” I said. “How do I know you won’t take my abilities away from me?”She smiled. “I’m not allowed to do that. If anythin..., I would handcuff you again and drag you back to Austin.” She looked me over. “Unless you want me to handcuff you?”I shook my head. “No, not really. But how do I know I can trust you?”She eased back a little and her smile faded away. “You don’t. Not really. I understand why you don’t trust me. Most others don’t. They think we abuse the power we’re given to do. "Worse than that. My parents are going to be in town. We haven't seen each other in a couple of years; it wasn't pleasant the last time. I was hoping your presence would neutralize the visit." Why not take them to the restaurant? I'm sure they'd want to see where you work. And a nice public place tends to 'neutralize' any visit."Liam took another swig of water. "That would not be the best idea, trust me. So, will you come?" Tell me when and I'll do my best to be on time."Liam relaxed as they. Haven't you ever wondered why people fall all over themselves to take risks for you?" I had wondered that, yeah," I commented. "Goddess knows I am not worthy of it." See, that's just it," Cheryl explained. "You are a strange mixture of competence and child-like vulnerability. Add to that the caring and compassion you display time and time again, throw in a generous portion of raw sensuality and people just can't help but love you." I frowned."I'm not 'all that', Cheryl," I dismissed. "I've. Jane was now 18, almost as old as Marie when she got married. Marie was 20 when Jane was born, and unfortunately there were complications with the birth, so Jane was going to be the only child that the couple had. Marie was unable to get pregnant again.Although Marie and Alvin, her husband, were sad that they could not have more children, they accepted the situation as being God’s will. Alvin had a job as an IT Helpdesk and Marie did not work while Jane was growing up. However, when Jane was.