I nearly began to cry anew when he scowled at me, butinstead of bringing down doom upon me, he just smiled."I am sure that she did exactly what you to...d me. That is why she is crying now,because she is so terribly sorry that she didn't succeed. Now girl, tell me,what is your name, and why are you here?"It took me three attempts of even utter a single sound, and some more to answerwith a coherent sentence. "I'm Jeanne, and I wanted to ask here if I might beadmitted into the Academy." At least. ’ I punctuated that with as much passion as my spent body could muster. Glen’s arms were around me holding me. I felt comfortable and warm with him. All those corporate years of fighting the mobs and trying to ignore my womanhood dissolved into a distant memory. Glen made me feel happy about myself and I was happy he rang my bell a few days ago because he had just rung my bell again. ‘Glen, what are you feeling?’ I wanted to know if he felt the same as I and was afraid to hear his answer. ‘What. If we were meant to be together we would be." That we aren't is all your fault." How is it my fault? You were the one who ended our engagement with that garbage about needing to date others for a while." You know full well I only wanted both of us to get all the curiosity out of our systems before we got married." No I didn't know that and it wouldn't have mattered anyway. You should have satisfied your curiosity before you asked me to marry you. You ended our relationship and I moved on."While. Eventually it was Tegan that broke the prolonged silence.“Can I help you or are you just browsing?”“C’mere.” Angus said jovially, patting the mattress beside him. Tegan settled in next to him, her hands folded in her lap. “How’re ye feeling this morning?”“A little sore, if I’m honest.”“Ah like honest.”There was a long silence.“Is tha’ all?” Angus prodded.“What do you want me to say?”“Ah thought ye might have more tae share. Thoughts, feelings. Et cet’ra.”“Shoving your cock up my ass every day.