’ Josh leaned back watching her marvelling at how unfazed by all that had happened to her she seemed to be. ‘Kat?’ ‘Mmm….’ ‘Are you OK w...th the trial? Seeing Alexei again, and having to face him?’ Sitting back on her heels she hung her head for a moment before turning towards him. ‘Each time I think of that man I come out in a cold sweat and my heart starts to race. But I am going to face him and show him I’m not scared, that he can’t hurt me anymore. That I am in control and that what he did. He read the words on the medallion the first day. Before all this had started. Could that be it? How could he take them back? He would take them back in a second if he could. He looked at the medallion again and read the words in his head. Then he flipped over the medallion. On the other side of the Jolly Roger was the Phoenix and the words were written again. But something looked different. He flipped it back and forth looking over the phrase. They're backwards. Then it struck him. Take back. I see him from time to time. My mother married my stepfather when I was sixteen. They met at a church function. I have a really good relationship with Robert, my stepfather. He has always treated me very well. My stepfather is really handsome. I have had fantasies of fucking him, but I do get a little shy around him. I have always thought that he thinks I have a crush on him. When I used to live at home, he’d always buy me stuff when he traveled. Now, he just sends me cash which is always. The three men turned to watch the sunset sweeping across the face of the misty-blue globe.“I never get tired of seeing that,” Scotty murmured.“I don’t either,” Caleb replied softly, watching the world turn below him. He pulled JJ a little closer in contentment.“Yeah, it’s pretty neat,” Blake agreed, without any real feeling. His mind was drifting back to his problems. One of his key issues revolved around defining the status of Guardians. Sometimes, the best way to unite two sides is for a.