My wife would, though. Is there anything else you want to talk about?" I think I would like to confess, then I'd like Communion." That can be arranged..."Meanwhile, Karen was frowning as she worked through a basic refresher course in applied mathematics, while Griselda was trying to compose a Haiku, which was harder than she would have thought.****Millicent was just reading; she'd found a source of amateur prose on the net and was escaping her thoughts in romantic fiction. Jesmina was researching. " I wanted to say, "I'm all in" right away. But she stopped me by putting her hand over her mouth to tell me not to speak. That is when she came around the desk to where I was sitting. She was standing over me when she said, "Mark, I know you like strong women. You like a woman to take control. You like a confidant, skillful woman." Cindy said, "Don't say a word, just admire." Then she turned her back to me and pulled up her dress and put one knee on the desk as she exposed her well-toned. Do you know why I have as much authority as I do?" Because they think we're like their High King." Exactly. If they didn't have a shining example to look up to, I'd probably have about as much authority as Gamelin, and you'd still be at Outpost. It is like climbing on the shoulders of a hungry tiger with a hundred pounds of raw beefsteak in your hands. Everything we do is watched. If we get it right, not only will we be heroes, but we'll be mentioned in ballads and held up for babies and small. “Now you seem nervous and little tears are running down the sides of your face,” Dan said, brushing away the path of her drops.“Right now I’m so emotional, such a bundle of nerves.” She looked directly into his eyes. “Daniel my love, I’ve waited twenty-two years and three kids to finally be able to tell you this to your face,” she began.Dan’s eyes darted across her beautiful face, smiling, wondering what she had to say. She caressed his left cheek and kissed him lightly.“Daniel my love, I’m.