There was no doubt in my mind that whilst the comment was made as an attempt to amuse her friends there was a certain sincerity in the offer.Once I'd ...eturned to my desk an email awaited "hope I didn't embarrass you" Of course not" I replied before going on to fish a little further.Emails flew back and forth the next hour or, each a little riskier than the last. Eventually a pact was made. We would meet in the basement where the filing cabinets were housed and we would see who was prepared to. . Well, you know, I'd always assumed that... all knights were... men."Trailing off, the princess felt her cheeks burning bright red with embarrassment. Bemused the knight looked down at her, biting her cheeks to stop herself laughing at the young woman's awkward attempts to dig herself out of her hole. Abandoning her rambling, Mariella let out one final cry."Thank you for rescuing me!"The knight smiled warmly, bowing her head to the princess. "It is an honour, my lady."Mariella gave a nervous. Whatever he decides, it won’t be a decision he makes lightly, so I’d appreciate it if you’d be patient and not push the issue.”“Yeah, well that’s pretty much what I’ve already picked up from the way he’s been acting, but what I was asking about is how he reacted to Aphrodite? Was he totally blown away being confronted by an actual Immortal like that?”Mom slipped her arm around my waist and said, “I really couldn’t say. When we got to the farmhouse, Aphrodite took him by the arm and said, in. I hope you and Maury can figure a way to have that baby."Connie, whose head had been hanging down as she sat on the edge of her desk, lifted her eyes."I'm so glad you said that! Do you mean it? Oh, I'm sorry, that was rude. What I mean is, would you be willing to help?" Help? I don't know what you mean."Connie giggled as she slipped off the desk and took a step toward him. "Oh, sure you do. Come on, Dan, I've seen you looking at my legs. Did you think I wouldn't notice?"Dan blushed through his.