Your legs are stretched out in front of you, aching from the trials of the day, the warmth of the water starting to relax them. With your eyes closed,...you hear me walk quietly towards you. Kneeling at the side of the bath, I gently run two fingers along the outside of your thigh. You lift your leg from the water, opening your eyes to meet mine, exchanging a smile, holding eye contact just a fraction longer than necessary. Your hand joins mine, your fingers finding the gaps in my own. We both. We can fire with only holeinspace deployed with a very little chance of being detected; but, before you ask, it takes thirty nine seconds from 'cold' and eighteen seconds from 'standby' to activate the defensive shields. Just as an extra, it takes five seconds to raise holeinspace.Those are long time frames for the defensive shield activation in a conflict environment.Looking further, our armour is far better than a CA's but not quite up to a BC's and that is because of the plate used in this. "Daddy, please don't feel ashamed about this, and please don't be angry. You are a beautiful man, inside and out. I have never been prouder of you, and I have never loved you more. Mom is the luckiest woman alive. Daddy, I'm not ready for sex yet, and I think it will be a while. But I'm telling you, someday I am going to make love with you. I'll never be a complete woman until I do." Oh, Baby, don't say that. We could never..." Yes, you could, and you're ready right now. I can feel it, Stud.". Her menu recommendations are always spot on with the season and it’s because of her that our vendors are more… gracious with their supplies.’ ‘Because she’s a pretty face you mean? Play with some stocks, Caleb. I will not have women in my kitchen. End of discussion,’ he replied, getting up and out of the President’s office. Alone in his office, Caleb sighed. Chef Phillip James was going to be a big headache. The next few weeks were going to be hell for the kitchen and restaurant… Picking up.