Oliver grinned to himself - he remembered the lovely comtesse hadmentioned about the dagger and her need for a proper blade to fit thehilt, and had se...med intrigued when Oliver boasted that he could createa fine blade befitting such a hilt. Of course, years of wasting away athis craft, due to his partaking of fine wine and women, had degeneratedhis skills to a point where he no longer could even temper a simplepiece of steel.Thank God for that pathetic slave-boy, thought Oliver. He was. That guy could be waiting.’ After she hung up the phone, Daniel watched as Cat tried to call Joselyn. He knew she had to be hurting, but at the moment she was holding it together. The fact that he was right about Jos being up to something didn’t make him happy at all. A part of him had wanted to be wrong. He couldn’t imagine what Jake was going through right now. Jake and Jos had been together for years. Granted, it had only been exclusive over the past year or so, but they always gravitated. The reverend hired for the service was quick andthorough and as he saw the number of large men and women he didn't dareoffer any backhanded remarks about the marriage between two womenespecially ones who had powerful friends. The couple exchanged rings,kissed, then enjoyed the night off but participated in a backstagesegment with Taylor as their rings were seen by all with nobody sayinganything about them but the ladies happily smiling the whole time.The couple made their official announcement. I was trying to think of something to say that would allow me to show a little interest, but without making me sound like a cock sucker.I finally said, “Look, Mick, I've never done anything like that before, and besides, we work together and that could make it real uncomfortable at work if I did something like that. I just don’t think I could take a man’s cock into my mouth.”Mick replied, “What if we covered my cock with a condom, and then it wouldn’t be like your lips were actually touching.