Before Neil was a step farther, he was in handcuffs. An ambulance gurney rolled up and Neil was pushed down on it and cuffed to it. Another gurney rol...led up beside us and a gentle EMT nudged us aside to examine Lissa.“We’ll look at you, but a punch shouldn’t do too much damage,” the EMT said. “We’ll want to check for broken ribs and organ damage.”“My baby,” Lissa whispered.“Oh, shit,” the EMT said. “I need assistance and priority,” she said into her lapel mike. “Handcuff him to a lamppost and. A rising spirit. A burst of sunlight through the upper clouds that highlights the slight mound at her sex, then tapers to legs that have not yet fully emerged.The lover with a hand raised, the spirit’s hand emerging from it as she ascends, is no less in climax than she.Climax. Yes. Not death, but the little death. The moment when the spirit transcends the mortal and two people—no, three people—are more than the sum of their parts. They have reached the moment.Ecstasy.I smelled the coffee before. And since there are several in the house, if you prefer a different one, then feel free to say so.”Grace blinked. Mac saw her bottom lip quiver a bit.“I’ve said something wrong. Will you tell me what it is before I make things worse by trying to make them better?”“Is there a reason you would encourage me to choose a different bedroom? I assumed we would share a bedroom in your house.”Mac looked confused. “In our house, Grace. I simply meant if you don’t like the layout of the master bedroom,. "Fuck you, Walter," Muller answered."Alright, Kip. I know damned well she's good looking. She's got a fucking Master Gunny as a boyfriend, and that ought to slow any of them down, make them think twice. But there's more to her – she's an Officer Candidate, for one thing, she's well-connected for another, and she's really pretty damned good. She's going places, especially as a woman, and especially as NROTC, not Academy. Kostowe's just about freaking adopted her, and she's got another spook on.