“Come, come in,” she said, suddenly, stupidly, flustered. Great start. She took his coat, gave him a drink, took herself to the john and gave hers...elf a lecture. “This is a business dinner. Yes, it’s in my apartment. Yes, he’s a big guy with a great, fuck-me smile. Given the time and the place, I might. But it isn’t, OK? Remember how it ends up – they all turn into whiny, needy little boys. First they get in your knickers and then they get under your feet.” She had his number, all right. But. We don’t get much gossip here about unless it comes from The Big Valley. Your family is always up to something; sticking their noses into everybody else’s business, running the whole valley, which you own, like from Northern California right to the tip of Southern California, East to the border of the Cartwright spread, and let me tell you Ben has quite a spread, but, nothing compares to the spread that Miss Victoria Barkley presents, huh, kid? You ever get a peek at that ankle bracelet, maybe. ”“All right. Jerry claims that he was on the back side of the Moon and found a Moon maiden.”“A what?”“A Moon maiden.”“Well, shit. You’re just now bringing this up?”“That was my problem. I never knew if it was old or new business and by the time I got around to raising my hand it was my turn with Gloria and I sort of forgot about it.”“Just cut to the chase and tell us about this Moon maiden without all the other horse shit. Can you do that?”“I’ll try. Here goes. Jerry says he was on the back. I sensed their light on the back of my eyelids, and felt their heat on my bare chest.The softest touches were delicately tracing my forehead and cheek bones. The slender female fingers felt wonderful as they caressed my face.My eyes lazily drifted open, and gazed into Sarah's sparkling green gaze.She was a vision to behold.The curtains had been drawn, and the morning sun lay to Sarah's back, setting her red hair ablaze with dawn's light.Sarah Gale took my breath away.On her face was a small.