"A plebe girl. Marcus asked if I wanted him to make some sort of arrangements for the two of us meet unofficially. I hope he's not trying to get her t...o be my mistress. She's got expensive tastes and i can't imagine they'd get less so if she knew how much money I have now."Quad frowned and put the menu down. "Normally, I'd say not to worry. A slave, even a steward, would know better than to promise more than you explicitly offered. But that one ... Marcus, he's always been a bit above himself.. If I recall, they and my Ensigns went out drinking together when the exercise ended.”“Yes, that was an interesting bit of training. I just hope things don’t go the way the exercise’s scenario did.”“Fitz, let’s go to the office and talk over coffee. While we do that, Macey and Isaac can brief Ensign Burr on our defensive arrangements.”“Sounds good to me, Carlo. Sam, tell the men to take a break and wait for us here. Then take Chiefs King and Cirque, and your POs with you on the tour. They may. "My friends," he began, "as we prepare to end this morning's service andgo out to enjoy this glorious day that our Lord has given us, I remindyou that there is work yet to be done. The town council will be meetingWednesday in this very room to consider our petition regarding ShamusO'Toole's foul brew. I ask you to join with me Wednesday night to showyour support for this measure. And I invite you to join with me now insinging a most appropriate closing hymn, 'Song of Exodus.' Yes, sing. I step over to the window, draw the curtains, turn the lights down, come back over to the piano bench, then nudge you forward a few inches to the front as I sit down behind you, my legs straddling yours on either side, wrapping both arms around your stomach – I lean in and place a soft, wet kiss on the back of your neck – you giggle, shiver, but keep on playing. I slip my left hand up under your t-shirt to those gorgeous firm breasts I so adore and begin caressing them, rolling your nipples.