How’s that sound to you?”“Well, when you do get home, we all have some great news to share. See you tomorrow. Kiss the girls for me please?”�...Will do Mom. Love you,” I said hanging up.“OK girls, you got me here. What else have you planned?”“Are you tired honey, we could all rest for a while,” Isabel said stroking my neck from behind. It felt good.“How do I look Michael, do you like my new clothes?” she said soothingly.“Everything you got today looks really nice ... on both of you. Your hands are. . indulge, I mean ... I..."Nella looked distinctly uncomfortable at my offer, torn between wanting to save her friend from grief and facing the dilemma of betraying her partner, if such a concept even existed here."Tamar wouldn't need to know. We could be discreet," I teased, wondering when to let her off the hook."It's not Tamar, it's just..." Yes?"She looked down at the floor then back at me, indecision written across her face."Kara would..." I don't want Kara. I want Teel..." or you, my. .. he felt thick cloth being wrapped around his head, overhis eyes, as the kajirus obeyed the man's command."Step aside." Armand twisted in the bath, his head jerking fruitlesslyin an attempt to dislodge the improvised blindfold before a big handgrasped his jaw firmly, stopping any further movement on his part.Strong fingers dug into his neck in a cruelly calculated and agonisingmanner. He would have screamed but the Nest gag was, as always, inoperation and so he was perforce silent, as. I stuttered out, "I ... ah ... saw you ... reach ... reaching for your gun ... and..."Gabriela turned to Stan and said, "You scared the poor boy to death reaching for your gun like that. What's wrong with you, Stan?" I was only reaching for it to take it off, you've seen me do that a hundred times, and you never complained a bit." Yeah, but what did you say to him as you reached for the gun, answer me that, you big lump? Between you reaching for that damn gun and saying he was just who you were.