Maria and her father would like you to dine with the two of you in a neutral setting. In such a public place, there will be no ‘business’ discusse...d. Please accept this invitation. We would like to be better acquainted with you.’ ‘You may expect us at 8:00, thank you.’ I replied. After Gino and I finished breakfast, we returned to our suite. We had some phone calls to make. Etiquette demanded that we place some courtesy calls to the local bosses because I was in their territory. Gino and I were. She woke up with a start and was a little disoriented. But she seemed to recover quickly. She got out of the car, opened the back door, and woke up Josh. I took their suitcase out of the trunk and showed them into the house.I gave Pat a quick tour of the house, pointing out the bathrooms and kitchen. The Cape originally had three bedrooms, but I had converted one into my office. Josh would have to make do with the couch for the night.I showed Pat the guest room and left the suitcase on the bed.. I pledge my life to you, my queen."Trina placed her hands on Lisa's lower abdomen and chanted, "May you be fruitful and bear a girl child to follow you in your leadership. I pledge my life to you, my queen."Each representative of the community touched Lisa and offered a gift of spirit and a pledge of their life. With each pledge and each touch, a small element of the well wisher's essence was freely passed to the new queen until her full health returned and a surplus of life force surrounded. ‘Finish up in there. I can’t believe we’re having an argument already. We’ve known each other less than a day and we’re having an argument.’ ‘It’s my fault,’ I said. ‘I just feel so…I don’t know.’ ‘Yeah, I know,’ he said. ‘Unworthy. Look, finish up in there. Then we need to have a talk.’ I nodded. ‘All right. Are we still going to make love?’ Shug stood stock still for a few seconds. Then his face broke into the widest smile I had ever seen. ‘You’re a real piece of work, you know that?’ he.