Pleased to meet you, John.” His tone was oily, and set off John’s untrustworthy radar.So, he turned his finger and thumb into a steel circle and c...rushed Johnson’s hand.“Whatever you say, Slick.” John rasped back.Next was the other man, a shorter Vietnamese gentleman.“John, glad to meet you in person. I’m Steve.” He held his hand out too.John was gentler with him.“Steve, how are you? You’re the one who spoke with me the other day.” He confirmed.“I am.” Steve glanced at Johnson. “Though I had. How have you liked it?” he asked with a kind smile on his face. Lara’s face brightened into a wide smile.“I’ve loved every second of it, this is the best job I’ve ever had!” she answered.“I bet you have. How about the guest house, everything okay with that?” he asked.“Yes, yes, it’s lovely, just perfect for me, I really like it and I’m so grateful that you’ve let me move in, I can’t thank you enough,” she smiled, meaning every word.“No need to thank me, darling. It was just sitting there empty,. Her golden eyes flashed angrily. “Don’t. Don’t you ever try to touch me again.” Ashriel closed his fist, his heart breaking as he watched the female he’d always wanted since he was only seventy five springs old walk away. By Seraphian standards, he’d been merely a boy back then, his wings covered with baby down. Still the dark-skinned beauty with the green gold eyes had fascinated him. But he was forbidden to touch her, forbidden to love her. Reapers must remain chaste in their vocation, or. “She might be running to get her kid from daycare? Their late fees are by the minute, and I don’t know how long they typically wait for a late parent before calling CPS, but THEY want to go home, too. Suppose a pregnant woman’s water breaks because we’ve got her lifting heavy money bags? Or she miscarries. Someone else has a bad back and ends up in a wheelchair for life from us pushing him past his limit. Any of those things would be on us. And, as we’ve learned recently, if even one person in.