“Thanks for being so understanding,” he said to her gratefully.The blonde girl smiled at him, then leaned in for a tender kiss. She sat back after...ards, and continued thoughtfully, “This could well be your Progenitor nature making itself felt. We know that the Maliri have been heavily modified by Progenitors in the past, and perhaps part of you is responding to that, recognising that they’ve been deliberately designed to serve you.”He pondered what she told him, and said, “I know that Ceraden. " I mused. "A Japanese name. Do you know its meaning?" Mom said it meant 'Brightness.'" She replied, puzzled as to why I cared.I already knew the name's meaning, but I wanted to get a clearer picture of who I was dealing with."Was your mother a romantic," I asked, "or did she not know that your name comprises two separate word plays on terms of endearment?"She looked puzzled when she answered. "Well, 'My Heart' is obvious, and she knew about that one, but I don't..." 'Hart' is a male red deer.". "You're a policeman!" Why?" the man chuckled. "Because you're worth a lot of money, that's why. Shit. Bedroom negra like you? A lot of money!"I realized then that this wasn't the first time these people had done this to a slave. The sheriff was going to get me in front of the judge, tell him I was a runaway and get me auctioned off. I was a thousand miles from home, maybe two thousand, and nobody was going to care what I said. The sheriff would sell me, pocketing some of the money and sharing. ...The drive was nice, when they arrived at the cottage, all of them slipped into their bathing suits and headed straight to the pool. After a short swim, Rachel came out and sat at a table set up beside the hot tub. She felt relaxed and "popped opened" a bottle of wine which was brought by Jean. As she sipped on the wine, she noticed Andrew and Jean frolicking in the pool and playing games..Stew was with them.As Jean was being carried on Andrew's shoulders, Stew swam between his legs to.