" Well," said Lana, as if surprised by the question. "Men want what theycan't have. They really want what other men can't have. They all want towin. T...ey need to feel like having you is a great victory."Wynne nodded. That made sense. She could remember that feeling from whenshe was William. Working hard for something made it more valuable."Turning men away to start with makes them want you more," Lanaexplained. "It also makes other men want you because they see that you'resomething that other. After Richard died, she had absolutely no interest in replacing him with another man. Hattie lived for her business, and only her business. Nathan sighed, ‘Don’t get me wrong. We wanted for nothing materially, I mean me and Phillipa had our educations paid for and we still get an allowance. But ever since Dad died, she changed… And not for the better.’ He fell into silence. I rubbed his arm and said, ‘I’m sure it’ll be fine. And even if it isn’t, it’s only a week.’ Nathan was noncommittal,. At least then it would be a fair fight. I was more than ready for them. During the walk I worked out what I wanted to say, even if I didn't have a decision yet. I really did appreciate Irish Martin's heads up.When I left the mall, the bike ran out of gasoline. In the excitement I had forgotten to fill it up. Since the bike required oil and gasoline to be mixed, I couldn't just push it to the service station. That explains why I had a high impact plastic, pancake style canteen filled with gas. I got scared, I guess." Scared of what? Me?" No ... not you. Not even what you do ... or did do. No, it was about getting involved ... seriously involved ... again." And now?" I'll take my chances," she said, lowering her head and kissing me deeply."Well, in that case, I guess I will too," I said, realizing what I'd just agreed to."You got anything left for me tonight?" Yeah ... I think I can help you out."I doubt Rosalind could hear us. Neither of us were noise-makers. The bed didn't squeak,.