Before everyone left, the Captain held up his hand. "I got a call from the hospital. They've taken Dean off the critical list. He's stable and holding... his own." He smiled as the men cheered and then headed out. He stopped Gabe. "I'm riding with you." Are you sure, Tony, I mean, you haven't been out from behind that desk in a while." Gabe ducked the hand that reached out to slap him."I was carrying a gun when you were still sucking on your momma's tit." The captain slipped his off duty weapon. Breakfast was a big, country affair. Jem made her own sausages and the bacon was from their own pigs, as the eggs were from their chickens. It was all beautiful. She’d baked the bread too. The tea and coffee were pretty much the only things they’d bought. I ate far more than usual. ‘If you get fat,’ said Vicky, ‘I’ll lock you in the barn with Pansy until you’re emaciated!’ ‘Quite right,’ said Prissy. ‘Last thing you want is a fat old bird. I keep Puddle under strict control.’ Puddle was pouring. She is your wife. Now, now however, I realised that she sensed a change in you.’ He fixed me with his eyes from beneath bushy brows. ‘I decided that it was silly to go on like that. Silvio, I want everyone to be happy, as happy as they can be and Gianna was so unhappy.’ ‘You don’t love her do you?’ I asked. I felt I needed to make everyone here be honest. I didn’t think he would be happy if I tried to browbeat him, he wasn’t that kind of man. This question foxed him. I don’t think he’d expected. No longer having to pay for things was incredible. And sex whenever you wanted it? Well if there were a word to summarize that reality... maybe "orgasmic" would do.But as with all things, the novelty wore off shortly, and you set about building an empire for yourself.Initial work was sloppy: your powers work at short range, and even then are more akin to strong suggestion at first. You tried some small scale governmental reforms, (who wouldn't?) but several small crises occurred before you had.