We had some wine in the wine rack that would go good. We could eat on the deck; it was a nice Indian summer night.Jen was running a little late but ca...led and said she would be home by 6:30. Lorrie drove in while I was talking to Jen. We talked about supper and began with getting the sweet potatoes started; they would take the longest to cook. The salad was shaken, washed and tossed; I added strips of cheese and other goodies to make it rock and roll. I heard the garage door go up so I put the. " Partially correct." Explain." That's why I came now." I emphasized the word 'now'. "I would have visited anyway. Just not so late at night." You would have come anyway, even though you knew there was an odds on chance I'd have you kicked out of this room in half a heartbeat." Yes." Explain."I paused."I'm waiting." Jacob prompted."I don't know how to say it safely." What do you mean?" Listen, this is hard. You are Jacob Stone." This I know." Do you know that your craft put this base in a. .." Her giggle had me instantly thinking of all sorts of other thing we could be doing, other than standing in the vestibule. ... and we did most of them for the next two hours."Ahhh ... yep. You're Brian," Colleen said breathlessly. We were drenched with sweat, hot, and sticky, having enjoyed our short, but intense reunion. "I like this new body, baby." Gripping me she measured my new length and said, "You're so much more ... Grown Up! I like it."Rebecca exhaled and said dreamily, "You haven't. As soon as Anne was out of earshot, I said my piece."JC, I do not trust Grenville Dodge even a little bit. I also do not like the idea of our family becoming so cozy with him. It bothers me that you and Sean are partnered up with him and it worries me that Rachael is romantically involved with him."JC regarded me over the top of his coffee cup for almost half a minute before saying anything, then he sighed and set his cup on the table. "Dodge has been fair and honest in his dealing with us,.