‘I only ask because if you allow the plates to touch like you just were, that’s strength training. It makes each rep a dead weight. Whereas, if yo... keep them apart, the pressure is on the muscle all of the time, which is how you tone up.’ ‘Really? Thanks! I’m Amy by the way’ She held out her hand to me. ‘Ben.’ I replied ‘I hope you don’t mind me telling you, It’s just that you look lovely and I wouldn’t want you to wake up one day with mans legs!’ She laughed, and the ice was broken. I will not. " Persephone answered."Appearances? You mean being openly allied to them makes you seem weak?" Paul asked."Unfortunately you hit the nail on the head: it's stupid, but it's also a reality." Persephone admitted."You're joking right?" Paul asked thinking how truly stupid this new concept was."It makes Vankari extremely difficult to deal with. Even I find it tiresome at times. The trouble is if you break from the pattern of looking down on other races, you are seen as weak yourselves, and discover. You don't ignore the fact that I'm a cop, but you don't seem nervous about it. You've made it pretty clear that you don't want any special privileges for dating a cop, and though I can see in your eyes that you appreciate my body, you don't make me feel like you're going to pounce on me the first chance you get."I shrugged, the whole conversation seeming a little strange to me."I can't speak for anyone else, Melinda." my mind was struggling with how best to express what I wanted to say, "I find. She gave it to him. "A littlepresent for you, darling." He opened it to find a silk nightdress in apale orange to match his undies with narrow shoulder straps and nosleeves. He blushed, and thanked her.Then he undressed. First he kicked his high heels under the bed. Heturned and proffered his back for Judy to unzip his dress, dropped itround his ankles, picked it up and draped it over a chair. He wasstanding in just apricot bra and apricot briefs, both quite fine andtranslucent. Through them.