"I could always sense you since the day we met. You did your best to hide yourself from me, but you couldn't hide that from me." I know. I didn't even... try. I wanted you to know I was still alive. It was a chance I decided to risk." Why was it a risk?" Ja'a-llia (Jessica) asked. She and Sa'a-llia (Sarah), his other two wives, smiled at her. There was no jealousy in the smile."I was hoping he hadn't gone over to the enemy. He is a Qerda, you know. At one time, the Tor'li'ya was very important to. Jenny joins the two at the door and hugs her best friend. "Thanks," she says, "also, you know that I love the outfit you're wearing. It fits you really well."They look at each other as if they wouldn't know what to do next."Have fun you two," Steve says as he lays a hand on Jenny's back and guides her out the door.Natalie looks at him one last time and Steve can't help but sign that he's watching her. Then he points at his wrist silently telling Natalie that she better bring his step-sister. Because it’s not an affair with a man.”“Oh, really?”“Yes, a bit of a shock to the system. Carrie’s argument is that there was no actual ... you know, penetration ... going on, so it doesn’t affect our relationship at all. She thinks it’s just like having a four-hour work-out twice a week instead of two-hour tennis lessons, only she is naked and relaxed for the second half of the lesson. She equates it to having a massage or something. She swears she still gave me as much loving as I had before,. . getting a hotel room etc.He was probably in his mid to late 60’s, I’m guessing. He wasn’t much taller than me with gray hair, which was thinning on top. He probably weighed no more than 150 lbs. His arms and legs were thin, lack of muscles or tone. He was wearing overalls with 1 of the shoulder straps unhooked and a t-shirt. Clean shaven. Friendly like, really.Once at in hotel and in his room ... he suggested that he would pay me ... whatever the going rate was ... I blushed at his suggestion.