.mmkay?” The line went dead. I didn’t know what to take of the brief conversation, but I didn’t waste time in rebelling. If it was okay for hi... to spend time with other women, I would show him that I wasn’t going to be lonely for the night either. Again, I found myself at Riccardo’s doorstep. He simply opened the door, a bit of a smug, but sexy smile on his face. But no remarks, no “I told you so.” Just himself at the door, nothing more. I was a little more self conscious this time. I. " You do no' believe our stories of how The Gods brought us here?" The husky, half-whispering voice came from behind them, and Phil whirled to face a huge, red-maned wolf."It's all right, Phil." Audrey laid a restraining hand on his arm. "This is Arralf-Hastha, one of the ones who have learned our language. Rowlf, this is Phil Hadley, a good friend of mine." I gree' your friend, and breathe his scen' with pleasure," Rowlf replied formally. His speech was slow and somewhat slurred, but Phil. "I'm glad to finally meet you! If you want, I can show you someplace where you can stretch out and relax after your long trip."Alicia followed Béla upstairs to the spare bedroom; two women, both carrying Jake's child. 'Are you sure that's only four months? It looks more like six or seven, but you're pretty small... '"Your folks are sleeping on the couch downstairs. Your brother and sister have been staying in here, but I'm sure you guys can work out who gets the second bed and who has to share.. But my dad sure did.“What’s for breakfast?” I asked, sitting at the kitchen table.“Bacon, eggs, and toast. The usual.”He put a plate of food on the table and, from the corner of my vision, I noted that he still had a hard-on. There was an uncomfortable tension in the room and so I said, “Thanks, it looks great.”“You’re welcome. Any plans for today, honey?”It was Saturday, so no school. “No, I’ll just hang around the pool and keep cool, I guess.”“Sounds like a plan. I need to run some errands.