" What are you talking about, this is not a sign" Jae responded, trying to ignore the fact that Chase noticed she still had the ring on. She just coul...dn't seem to take it off and put it away, not yet."Sure it is, a sign that we are meant to be together" Excuse me? Together? You left me for over a month to do God knows what and now we're supposed to be together!" Jae, I went and talked to my parents then I had to fly to Kansas City to fix something at the office there, I came back 4 days later. If thingsdidn't work out, at least he might give me a ride home. It was pretty late when I found his "ranch." I recognized his big, black Mercedes, parkedby the door. He was home. I used the last of my strength, it seemed, to pedal up that long graveldriveway to the sprawling, one story house, which was almost hidden in the trees. I leaned thebike up against the board and batten wall by the front door and paused to catch my breath. Looking around, all I could see was trees and. Can you organise it, or do I have to get up the nose of Madam Secretary of State again.” Nielsen loses his smile at the last comment. John says he’ll make a call, and asks where I am. “I’m at the Embassy, in the office of an officious little turd called Nielsen. I have all of the paperwork and approvals the State Department website says I need, and he won’t issue the visas.” John groans while he works his computer, then he promises to have someone call me in the office. “Thanks, mate.”A few. "Charcoal sketches?" she pouted, "Will you need me to be nude for those?" Oh, goodness no!" Corky exclaimed. "We'll do some facial studies, some, ah, some work with drapery, er, some studies of light-" -and shadow," she finished for him. "Are you certain," she said, leaning in close, "that it wouldn't be helpful for me to undress?" Oh, abso-" Because, I do'n't mind. I mean, after all, it's for art."Corky tried to back away, but found that his heels were against the foot of the bed.She pressed.