That's when we made the big discovery. You see, empathic controls and telepathic commands don't usually conflict with each other unless the telepathic...command produces intense emotions. Steven had used my command in Joey's head as a base to build the loyally to him and his family. I could have wiped Joey, then removed the command easily, but doing it the other way around had been devastating to Joey, and had been very difficult to do in the first place.But Tom... He had sort of the opposite. As. " It was more luck than anything else," Ann insisted."I disagree, but let's change the subject," the young Queen said as she smiled at her sister-wife and continued. "Now let's see. You've spent a good bit of time in a firefight, and you're pumped full of adrenalin, and then suddenly you're just sitting here with nowhere for that energy to go..."Ann's face broke into a smile, knowing what Arlene was thinking. "Think he's got it in him? He just finished making love to all of us a few hours ago,. Emma never asked me about my life or my family where I was from or anything personal. After getting little or no response from my questioning of her I stopped asking. I didn't even know what, if any, job she did. I had the impression that she worked for some insurance firm but she never said and I suppose it didn't really matter. We were shagging partners pure and simple, We enjoyed what we did and she was happy with that being the only thing that we did together. Very occasionally we would go. I regret what I did to Amy. She deserved much better. I miss my kids only seeing them every other weekend and now that Amy is back dating, I find myself jealous.I don't know if we will ever get back together. It's been over a year since the divorce. The strange sex isn't as enjoyable as it once was. I guess not getting away with it has lost its luster. Besides, now I miss what I don't have, that's Amy. We have done a few things with the kids but she won't let me touch her.I'm paying alimony and.