I glance over at Richard and he is doing the same he looks up at me and laughs saying, “They do look good coming or going don’t they?” “Mm...-hmm, yes they do.” I reply as I lock the doors behind us. “A word of advice Annie, if you’re going to play the submissive you really need to just keep your mouth shut and do as you’re told. I know easier said than done but...” He says with a grin. “I know Richard my mouth has forever gotten me in trouble, but thanks for the advice.” I tell him. . ”I was hitting him pretty hard. He was shaken—not crying but not exploding in anger yet either. I knew it could easily go either way right now so I pressed my advantage.“And the best part, Kyle, is when I take Beth out to a nice dinner or to see a play or to a gallery (did you even know Beth still loves art), there is this moment…I can see it in her eyes…when she appreciates it…do you know what that means? It means she notices the little things that show I have been not just listening but. I just wasn’t sure Jane and company were the people for the job.When we did a little checking we found that literally hundreds of mainstream universities were doing research into those same genes and doing gene therapy on them too. Among the researchers were the usual 10% of true believers. The dreamers that believed man could be better than he was. On the other hand there was the other 10% that believed they could discover and eradicate all the bad out of man by manipulating those same genes.. She wasn't in her usual spot. My teeth started grinding again. If I found her bumping her hip into Jake on the way to their next class, I was gonna rip his heart out, whether or not the guy outweighed me by forty pounds.Looking around frantically, I was just about to take off when someone called from behind me, "Ben!" And I spun around at the familiar, feminine voice.Candy Carter stood before me, tilting her head to the side as she fixed me with her sparkling blue eyes. "You looking for.