Now I know. Now I know."I took her hand. "Come on. It's been a tiring day and you need some rest. You go to bed while I lock up and I'll make us both ... coffee."Arm in arm, we walked back towards our home.*Heather was sat on our double bed when I walked into the bedroom holding two cups of steaming coffee. She gave me a smile as I put them down on the bedside table and came over to sit beside her."That was a day."She laughed and dropped her head sideways so that it rested on my shoulder."How are. Now that I was here in AD833 at a time of utter chaos and in the body of a man instead of my comfortable feminine persona I could appreciate the difficulty of the assignment. The concept of "true love" and "self-sacrifice" was in short supply in a world that witnessed a shortened life span of about thirty-five for most folks. The atmosphere seemed to be "get what you can while you are still able" and I was in no position to question the logic of that status.The attendant for the main hall. Your lips on mine whisper, “lets get more comfortable.” And you bring me half naked to your room. Drawing me down onto the bed, you pull me close, our bodies touching. Your hands caress my back as we kiss. Cautiously you work one of your legs between mine. You can feel the heat you awoke in me through our jeans. One of your hands moves to cup my ass. I allow my hands to carefully explore your chest. As I lightly touch you, your other hand moves forward to stroke my fire through the cloth.. He steeled himself against the pain he knew he would experience in his arm and chest, and forcefully ducked his head down toward the floor in front of his knees.He felt warm liquid pour over the back of his neck as the man that had been holding his head issued a horrible scream. The sword dropped to the floor next to Steve just before something rolled off Steve's back and landed next to the sword. It was the man's left hand! Steve quickly rolled onto his side and located his would-be.