”“Surprised it took so long, to be honest,” I replied.“The Council isn’t noted for its speed, John,” Rowenna chuckled. “As it was, the b...ack room bargaining for a place on the Council can oft times take decades, as with Morgana, simply because she was severely disliked by one of the factions.”“Can’t think why,” Morgana chuckled looking at Hermes.Judas looked a little mystified until I briefly explained the history of Merlin, Hermes and Morgana.“I knew of course about Merlin, I did not know about. A slight incline of his head indicates he wants me to sit in the chair on the opposite side of the desk to him.Sitting down, I cross my legs, knowing my short dress will give him a glimpse of my thigh. I smile at him and my heart races as I take him in. His beautiful caramel coloured skin, piercing brown eyes and short hair. His tie is loose, top button undone and suit jacket open, unusually casual for a work night. And his hands, lord I love his hands. Big, well manicured and capable of. I can smell your erection” “can I ask you something?” She smiled.“sure Nikki. What?”“Did you know when you have girls over I can hear you fucking them through the wall?” She coughed. “The walls here are so damn thin. Can you hear Katie and I? She‘s pretty loud. But then again perhaps we both are” She smiled at the thought.“I think your both pretty vocal.” You smile at her and tell her you can also hear her and Katie when they are in full tilt sex mode. You smile at each other and you take a. Venezuela was still a troublemaker in the western hemisphere. They were one of only two countries, Brazil being the other one, on the continent who had not joined the new country of South America. Their oil reserves had long since run out, and they did not have that to fall back on, so the government was trying to get by with exporting discord.I thought it was one of those "believe it or not" kind of things, but the government of South America was paying blackmail money to Venezuela to keep.