****Giovanni was the first to make an appearance, fifteen minutes after my husband left. I still pondered him suggesting Pietro wager my nudity for a ...eekend. Did he see an opening and take it, or had he been planning for a long time, waiting for the opportunity to present itself? You could not tell with Giovanni. I opened the door for him, naked as agreed when my husband bet me. “I could see glimpses of your tattoos before, but didn’t know you had the bird tattoo on your belly. What is it? A. Please call her in so we can talk. I want to tell her how I feel about her," Karl answered, as flustered as he was."Alright, I'll get her for you. Congratulations, son. You have the love of a very good young woman. I hope that this works out for both of you," Dad smiled broadly and hugged Karl, before leaving Karl's bedroom to find Kirsten.Kirsten entered the room a few minutes later, looking nervous and a little embarrassed at the fact that she had been so obvious in her affections. Even so,. "If you needed to bring anything I would have told you. All I can tell you is that this isn't business-related." Jan was smiling, so I took that as a sign that my meeting with Dr. Browning wasn't going to be anything bad. I took a seat, because that's what you did when you were waiting to see Dr. Browning. Jan didn't like it when people stood or paced around her area. Sitting as I did was just another show of respect for her. I sat there for just a couple minutes when Jan told me it was okay to. What was it like, not knowing if that day was going to be your last, not knowing if that day was going to be your mate’s last day? Your sister’s, your brother’s, how about your CHILDREN’S last day? Were you or they going to trip and be caught, killed and eaten by a fox, a hawk, how about a bear? Though most of them will be asleep here soon as the winter comes crashing in on these lands.’ She added with a mirthless chuckle. ‘Were you or they going to trip and injure yourself, themselves and need.