From Scimitar to dagger to throwing stars, she'd become expert and everything in between. Never would she allow herself to be put in the position that...those gods had. Never would she allow any man, woman or sentient being to tie her down and hold her captive. Never would she allow herself to fall in love with another, because it gave you a weak spot in your defenses. She would never have that happen again."Now," Dianna said softly, reaching out and touching Hunter's hand. "Do you understand why. (Name changed for privacy) I was a stranger to her. I got her number from a friend who had a high opinion about her. I called her up on the pretext that I dialed a wrong number and we got chatting.My friends do this all the time and they meet up new girls every now and then. In most cases the girls know the intentions of the caller very well and they are ok with it. In other cases, they find it out sooner or later and that would be the end of it. Deepa also was no exception as she was a regular. She walked up to me and put her hand on my chest. “I want you to look. I have this thing about older men, older women too, actually.” “But, we’ll worry about that later. Right now, I want to get to know you a whole lot better. Neighbors should be really good friends, don’t you think?” Kim slipped her hand down to my crotch and grinned. “It feels like you want to be my friend. Why don’t you get rid of that tool belt so we can introduce ourselves?” Some folks would call me stupid, but what. Secondly, she had that look on her face, the same look she always gave me when she wanted something.And I knew that unless it was something that didn’t have the potential to hurt me, something that I wouldn’t mind giving to a stranger on the street, she wasn’t going to get it from me.Not this time.And again, I was wrong. So wrong.Celeste dropped the suitcases on my porch and was suddenly in my arms, her own arms around my neck, burying her face against me. “Brad,” she said/moaned, “It’s so good.