Every word to say."He can't do that," she said after our second orgasms. I knew she was talking about her husband. Knew that Colin had never been able...to come twice inside his wife without softening, without pulling out to recharge.But what Jen and I had wasn't now or never had never been about Colin. We didn't ever really talk about him. He had nothing to do with our love. He wasn't part of our secret world. Never would be. And I knew that some day he wouldn't even be in it."So what do you. “Aggie, is this him?”“Yes, Beverly, this is my Captain.”“Closer son, my time is coming quick, closer.”I stepped to the side of the bed opposite from Agnes. The old lady reached out and grabbed my hand. I was stunned by the strength there. “Thank you, Captain. We all thank you. You have saved our family. Please keep them safe.”“I’ll do the best I can, Grandmother.” she smiled at that.“You’re a sweet boy. What is your name?”“Henry, Ma’am, Henry Sullivan.”“Sullivan? Do you have a touch of the. Kyle, in response, insisted that she would not do that, and that she would remain a virgin until she was married. That comment was met with great skepticism by the others."Nope. You're wrong, guys. Believe me, I tried and tried to make love to her, but she would not let me. She made me promise that I would respect her wish to remain a virgin. She didn't want to repeat what her sister had done." Kyle, ole' buddy, lemme tellya da facts." One of his bear buddies was about to enlighten him. "Da. “I suck at sales.”“Then you can only get better.”“Maybe,” Emerald half-agreed dryly. “But another generation of kids with gemstone names? Probably not a good idea.”Peal laughed heartily.It wasn’t that Emerald and Pearl disliked their names, they just thought it overkill that their parents, who owned a jewelry store, would name their children after precious stones. Emerald had inherited her name because of the vibrant green eyes she had right from the moment she was born. Her sister was.