" Bryony says, clearly on the verge of tearsherself. "I- I'll get some, umm, some paper towels..." Thanks," I whisper, closing my eyes and taking seve...al deep breaths totry to calm myself as Bryony disappears around the corner. Before shereturns, though, I hear several pairs of footsteps enter the toiletblock- and when I open my eyes, I'm face to face with the last person Iwanted to see right now."Look at HIM, everyone," Melissa sneers, a look of smug triumph on herface. "Look at the pathetic. After I showered, I put on a T-shirt and shorts and walked down the hall toward the kitchen past the master suite when I heard her call my name. I looked over and Lynn was laying on the bed facing the hall, naked."Come in, Phillip, I want to ask you a question."Well, any naked woman can ask me anything she wants anytime she wants."Um, yeah, what?"I couldn't pull this off too nonchalantly as I stood there but I really didn't have much choice."Have you ever been with a woman?" No, not really.". He was right. I had to give the orders, but how could I? It's not everyone who gets to have two great loves in his life, and I had already lost one to the sickness. Could I give the orders that would likely kill the other? I just couldn't see how.Suddenly Grey Eagle was at my side, hand on my shoulder."Do not worry about your woman," he told me solemnly. "I will take care of her."With that, he disappeared down one of the new tunnels.Grey Eagle had been a little rusty in the desert when he first. I wastrapped. I thought about chasing after him. Maybe I could get him to theground and grab the keys. But I knew that was a crapshoot. Little kidwill run and never stop. I might have taking to walking in heels withzero trouble, but I doubt the same would be the same for running in themafter him. I don't stand a chance."Come on Neil. You don't know what you're asking of me. You don't knowhow fucked up of a thing this is to do!! Please don't!! I can't go one adate with a man. It's just wrong," I.