He glanced around again, every single eye in the room was fixed steadily on Donovan. He wasn’t the tallest or biggest, but the way he sat in his cha...r, with his hands gripping the arm rests, his blind gaze direct and focused, made him their leader. The fact that he paid their salaries probably helped, Joey thought. But not by much. There was a real loyalty here in these men, one that money had nothing to do with. ‘We are going to get her back, and we are going to take out Bonnet, for good this. " Then my suspicions were correct," I said, "the two of you*have* suffered cultural contamination." If you wish to call it that, then yes." So that's why you staged your coup now after years of claimingyou didn't want to be captain. You need the Enterprise as apower base, a stepping stone on the way to positions of greaterauthority where you can put those fanciful notions into play.You're aiming for Starfleet Command, maybe even the Councilitself." Correct. If I wish to alter the culture of the. And Charlie isn’t going anywhere.” I took a quick breath. Here we go. “I love you, but I also love her. I have for a very long time.”Steve seemed stunned. He blinked, stopped rubbing his hair, and a frown creased his brow. I plunged on, “Charlie and I were involved in high school but we got separated because of our parents. We tried to keep in touch but through the years it drifted to nothing. We both married but it doesn’t mean our feelings for each other stopped.”Steve regained his voice.. Then went to Marie and did the same thing. Now leaving both covered with this thick skinned blanket as Maries small but firm and nicely rounded ass jiggled, and shook, From the affects of all the potions given her and her Mom who's own womanly ass quivered and shook about. The Priestess took and pulled their legs apart, Spreading them widely open and then departing, As she made jestures to the heavens with her hands and chanted in her native language.And now silence.