John gently opened the side of the car door and picked her up. He carried her up the cobblestone walk to the front door and unlocked it and took her i...nto the bedroom. He placed her down on the bed and she moaned slightly."John?" she called out softly."Yes my love. We are home now. This is your new house. I hope you like it. It's small but I think you'll be comfortable here. It can be quite cozy."She looked around the room at the off-white walls and up to the ceiling with the low dark wooden. I picked out a dark blue bikini for Tanisha.... My eyes were drawn to itinstantly, and I thought that she would look really sexy in it."Why don't you go try it on," I said.So she took the swimwear into the dressing stall. No one else wasreally around in the store, so she said to me, "Mom, James apologizedfor what he did to me yesterday." I know, he wasn't trying to be mean to you, but he felt you just had toget used to your new role, with such a small amount of time to do so." I am nervous. ”Tergin Givens looked down at his map, tracing a path from the Town Hall to where the blacksmith shop was labelled. “And the smithy is no more than sixty yards south?”“About that,” Yren agreed.“It’s worth a thought,” Sir Givens mused. He was silent for a moment, deep in thought. “We could set up a few in the smithy proper while keeping the cellar hidden. The main force will stay in the town hall and defend it as a diversion.” His eyes searched over the map. “We can put Tergin, Bremer and Rooft. I told him I was not feeling well and was going to leave. He smiled and nodded as he told me ‘Merry Christmas.’ I reluctantly said it back and as I turned from him I rolled my eyes and made good time to the table of packages and grabbed one. I picked up my coat and was out the door as fast as I could. I stepped into the cold and yelped as I was pulled around a corner. I was panting and in shock as I clutched the small box in my hands to my chest. “Shhh…” he said as he held me close. I nodded.