“Someone shut this sappy geriatric up. He’s clearly in the late stages of dementia.”Zander stopped at the side of my bed, and looked down at me ...ith something akin to fondness. “You are a spiteful, vengeful, merciless little bitch. You always were. It was never enough for you to win; you had to destroy your opponent completely. When you raised the first Alkandra, you didn’t do it to found a great new nation; you did it out of hatred. You tore the Highland empire in half and built a kingdom that. I struggled for a full couple of minutes hearing Amy gigging in thebackground, I don't think she had figured out yet why that this was asserious as it was. Eventually I accepted I wasn't going to be able tofight my way out of this. "Come on Sherri, this has gone far enough, letgo."She laughed and I can't blame her, I was playing right into her trap,"Aww," she simpered mockingly, "Do you want up? Why should I let you up?"Damnit! Not this, not now. "Sherri, please just let go and let me up.". I sighed yet again. I seemed to be doing that a lot, and took a bite out of my steak. Ooh, that was lovely. The four of us sat for a while, just listening to what was going on around us, while we were eating.A moment later a large and very attractive woman in BDU arrived at the table. “Neither of you two interested?” she asked us softly. “You are the only two sponsors not up front.”“I don’t know whether I’m allowed,” Darren said again. She frowned and was about to ask why not, when he passed. Though some few weeks had passed since first we made love, still I can't stop marveling at the fact that you are finally beside me, that I can reach out and touch you after so long being only able to dream of touching you."Would you care for a glass of wine Gail?" I asked.Smiling you answered, "Sounds wonderful, white please."Pouring a glass of wine, I hand it to you, our fingers brushing lightly together and a little jolt of pleasure racing through our bodies. Pouring one for myself, I sit.