He's been locked up on the transport pretty much since he was forced from Ishtar." Good," I said with a nod of my head. The world spun around and I st...umbled. Tina held me up and then slowly turned my chin until I could look into her eyes."I think little Meiko here needs a bit more rest," she said. "Either that or she's hungry."Bethany laughed. "I'll grab her something she can snack on. We need to get her to James." Where is James?" I asked as I took a step forward. My balance felt off, but Tina. We sat in silence, staring into each other's eyes, sharing volumes of unspoken words. Words of love, of peace, of caring and sharing. My God, I thought, if everyone could know this kind of passion, what a wonderful peaceful world this would be.Finally the silence was broken with, "Hey baby, you want some cake?" Those words brought me back to reality, and I responded, "Sure, any coffee left?" She smiled and nodded.Molly stood up, pulling on her robe, adjusting her bra, and fluffing her hair.. One morning while we were at the table eating breakfast my wife, Kat, told me, “My sister and her two girls are flying in this weekend and staying the week. John (Her husband) was going deep sea fishing with his buddies and she did not want to stay home alone for the week. ” I looked at her and groaned miserably. My sister-in-law and I get along great the farther away she is from me and I do not have to talk to her. She is always complaining about something stupid, and because of. “Yes, I do,” he said, gazing into the lifeless fireplace. Carter was concerned and lost in thought. “Have I made you angry?” Daniel asked, a bit fearful that he may have probed too far. Carter made the decision to tell him the truth. “No, Daniel. You see, Alex is a switch-hitter, like me. We messed around several times. He was one of the few people who rode both sides of the fence. But, he's just a player,” Carter said, unable to pull his eyes away from the cold fireplace and look at Daniel. “A.