But she used them to talk about different personalities as well as mystical things,” Kate said. “She’s different, but she has the same rank as a...l the other queens. It isn’t like she’s queen of the slaves or the servants, but she is a queen who serves.” Kate looked into my eyes and I saw her slowly break into her beautiful wide smile. “Thank you for making her your queen,” Kate said. “Thank you for making all of us your queens.”By Sunday, I was panicked. I’d spent all day Saturday in the gym. Startled at her reaction, his mind raced and then stammered out the first thing that he thought of. "Uh, well, th ... the hall b ... bathroom, uh, has a ... a shower over that tub..."Her face turned almost angry. "I told you, no tubs! Ever! Not even for a shower!" Her face relaxed and the smile hinted at a return.She took a small step forward. He backed into the corner, allowing the water to spray over his shoulder.The smile returned before she leaned her face into the flow and then lowered her. I smiled at that and then turned my concentration back on the others.“So is anyone else injured?” I asked pointedly, glancing from one to the other.“I am,” the woman in combats stated when no one else spoke up. “I caught a bit of shrapnel in my leg. It hurts like hell.”“Well ... we’ll take a look at you in a few minutes, once we get inside and out of the snow,” I murmured thoughtfully as I glanced at the woman for a second before turning my gaze back at to the others. “For now I need to tie you. On the other hand, he's an excellent bassist and guitarist, so we figure it evens out." Brody laughed. "I see." "Plus we refuse to eat anything that comes out of his kitchen. We love Nate but we can't ignore our survival instincts." "You know, I was curious, did any of you guys ever date? Each other, I mean?" Brody felt odd asking, but it had been on his mind ever since talking with Rick. "What? Us? You mean, like me go out with Nate or Mitch?" Ryan stared at him. "Well, yeah. I was just.