All I could do was smile as though I was sure everything would be alright, and then that big hand on my arm shoved me up some steps. I was quite sure ...everything was not alright. ‘A pleasure, dear girl. Your father and I are old friends.’ ‘Then send me back to him.’ We glared at each other and then laughed. He with genuine enjoyment. Me ruefully, knowing I wasn´t going to win. He motioned me to a chair and lounged back himself. His eyes were very shrewd. ‘I´m curious to see which role you are. She tousled his hair and stroked his arm. Her kisses grew steadily more passionate, and he eagerly matched her. He wondered what she was doing when she reached up between them and unzipped her coat. She didn’t leave him guessing for long, and guided his hand to her breast before reaching between his legs. She moaned into their hungry kiss when she felt his hardness.She was still squeezing his erection through his pants when she once again redirected the hand exploring her breasts. She guided it. Doc could hear it, and laughed, but with plenty of sympathetic warmth in his voice."Trust me, I'm on the road a lot, and I've had to deal with very similar issues. I know what you're feeling."I thought to myself how unlikely that was, given my alter ego, but kept it to myself. The same conditions that presented problems also provided some beneficial factors that I couldn't share with Doc. Particularly if, as Serenity had hinted, she might be able to help."Let me have a couple days to think on. The owners had set the fire so Jonah immediately started it and called Lisa over to warm up. She shivered as she came round to the fireplace. “I think you should get out of those wet things and have a shower before you come down with pneumonia,” he told her. “I can go to my room and do that,” Lisa replied. “Ah but you would not have the benefit of a lovely warm fire there, would you?” retorted Jonah. There is a robe behind the bathroom door that you can use, and if you throw your wet things.