He was a friend of her family and had been helping her crazy Romanian grandmother with a half-baked charity scheme she’d come up with. Crafty Aylar...soon figured out what times Eddie was at her grandmother’s house and was usually there when he arrived. Every time Aylar saw Eddie, her heart skipped a beat. She smiled at him and made eye contact at every opportunity, made conversation and tried to get close to him, but he was making things very hard for her. He would sit back in her grandmother’s. I saw Gail perk up, she looked anxious."Are you expecting anyone else?" she asked."Uh, not that I know of," I told her.She stood up, her hand moving to her holster. "Get upstairs quickly. Stay away from any windows. I'll let you know when it's safe to come downstairs." I don't think—" I started to argue, but she cut me off."You've already been viciously attacked by an angry brother of Chalise's, while her father has made repeated death threats against you. I'm treating this as a hostile. How're y'doin'?" Better, Uncle Luke," Robert said, sticking out his hand for a vigorous shake. "Better every day. How's Aunt Hope?" Seth said you was eatin' like a horse," the grizzled man said, "or was it a mule?" He laughed at his own joke, bent down and refilled his glass from the hidden tap. "Wan' a beer?"Robert shook his head, thinking it was pretty early in the day to start drinking. He looked about. "Sure have been some changes." Yes, yes," the burly man said. "Bit smaller now. Didn't. Those ass holes are crazy sometimes, but they always find good boi pussy.' I don't know why I didn't get up and run, I listen as Daniel sensuously stroked the back of my head, suddenly I realized that I was at eased with him touching me. Daniel started to get up, as he was moving he gripped my upper arm and lifted me to my feet. If you were looking you would have thought that the two of us stood independently of each other. Daniel said in hushed tones 'don't cause a scene, follow me.' I.