The feel of her skin touching mine calmed me down pretty quick. Jordan and Katrina took a few more seconds to recover. I held Cassandra's hand not onl... because it felt good to touch her, but also to reassure her that I wouldn't let go if she didn't want me to.She pressed my hand to her cheek and said, "I'll help you, Seth. Just don't let me go. I haven't felt like this in a long time, and I'll fight to keep it."Katrina watched us like a fan of a soap opera, waiting to find out what was going to. " How could you do that?" I was always interested in warfare and often studied Rome as a great military power. To me it was an ancient subject. People of my time were interested in warfare and could still learn much from Rome. I followed the historical accounts of their major battles and picked up a bit of their culture. A few facts have stuck in my mind that I may be able to use one day. Some of that information include when important Emperors died, or came to power; also, the times of large. “It’s fine, Daddy,” I said, shivering. “I ... I have to get to class.”“It didn’t look fine,” he said. “Is there anything I can do to fix her?” He stroked my cheek with his thumb. The way he said he could help was so ... confident. “Just tell me what’s wrong, and I bet you two will be fine again. You won’t even remember you were having problems.”“It’s okay, Daddy,” I told him. “I can work it out. You know...”“Yeah.” He kissed me on the forehead. “Okay, honey. I have to get to my class. Enjoy. We're going to want your girls to do another buffet supper on Thursday fortnight." Great. What sort of numbers?" Same as the one we had in May." OK. No problem. Same menu?" It'll be all the same people as last time bar two so see if you can dream something else up." OK. Still not a problem." Good! Now, I've got another favour to ask." Yeah?" Our guests of honour are our Chairman and his wife." Go on." She's involved with Barnardo's and is very keen to visit your girls at work. She'd also like.