" Renee grinned at him."It does, at that."Renee and Lamar left the four of us and I don't think we left the dance floor for more than refilling our dr...nks until the music stopped playing at twelve-forty-five. The last half hour had been romantic soft and slow music and Donna had pressed close to me. We'd forgotten all about the nice formal dancing we were doing at the club and she had both arms wrapped around my neck reaching my lips for little kisses as I held her in an embrace that only. Theirs, therefore, was never a life together. Erika accepted it as a given, neither blaming him nor herself. Erika had no desire to change or upset her life, with no hostility in their relationship, a settled, almost comfortable living occasionally side-by-side, and an almost grown-up son. She wanted to stay married to Heinz.Christine’s marriage to Gerd differed in that it had, for both, never been more than a convenient arrangement. They had known each other for years. Gerd was the son of the. They acted outside the normal ‘chain of command’ answering to no one but the House Lord or Lady and no one was required to report to them. They were the personal representative of their Padrone and acted on their behalf, usually taking care of situations when the House Lord or Lady wasn’t personally able to.House Guardians were there to protect the House and its members. They were the few Magi who were allowed to use open spellcasting, and nothing was restricted to them. They were rumored to. " There was a time when you loved that about me." Still do." Well then, show me you're still that guy walking through minefields, getting shot at by snipers and raiders in an old Super Duper Mart just to get in my pants."Jacob wanted to complain that hadn't been his main reason for helping her with the book, but then he sighed and admitted to himself that it had been.Moira sensed his resistance dwindling and smiled. "That's more like it. I can't believe I have to convince you to fuck me.