Preference... did not encourage me to send her to you." He positively sneered the word 'preference, ' a sure sign to him that Teltirray was still deal...ing with him fairly, if uncomfortably. There was no double meaning here. "I thought you had nothing to teach. I see that your knowledge of, well, men, applies to her skills very clearly." The grin he gave Darynn made the blood run cold. He wondered how much of that 'skill' was applied strictly to the healing arts in a sense of self-preservation.. Walking along a nice wooded path, listening to the sounds of nature as we walk. Coming to a pond with a small waterfall we stop and sit. Hold one another close, letting my lips softly touch yours. The kiss going from one of love and compassion to one of passion and lust. My hands are in your hair, pulling your mouth closer to mine. Yours are around my waist and upon my ass, pulling our bodies closer together. We start to pull one another's clothes off, not caring where they land. Soon we are. "Four dollar what said for first year. Now, four dollar ten for all rest, OKAY?" Not okay. Never mind, we do this year. I look for someone else make for me next year." I tell father, he no like." I have a contract with you people, and it reads four dollars per chime."For the first sixty thousand, not for any of the extra ones you want us to sell you now."I gave a startled laugh at her suddenly vastly improved English. I'll admit that I sometimes had felt like I might have been exploiting Mr.. Three weeks of dull meetings and fluffed corporate b.s ... in agonizing absence of Samuel's love.Numerous times, Samuel has left the Smittes for days at my place, until they called and unable to come up with a good excuse, I grudgingly return him. They are a sweet couple, but quietly I hope Samuel outlives them; I long for his living with me.In frustration, I bought four dogs of my own - including two white shepherds with blue eyes similar to Samuel ... but it did not take long for me to.