I do wish they'd come with me, because I do miss them while I'm gone.I do wish they'd come with me, because I do miss them while I'm gone." She nodded. "I guess I'm not a very good substitute, huh?" "Karen, don't you dare say anything like that. You're not a substitute for them at all. You're Karen, my best Pamthreat friend, not some cheap attempt at Aaden or Nyss substitute. What a concept, as if anyone could replace them. I want you because I want you, Karen, not because I miss them." She purred softly, a strange kind of sigh, and cuddled up close to me. "Still, you must be used to sleeping with someone, and to be suddenly alone... you'd want someone with you." I nodded. "That's fair. But I want you, and specifically you, tonight, because I care for you. And because you made this fascinating request of me." She looked up me, her jaw open in a smile. "Thanks," she said, licking my chin. I pulled open the covers and slid under them; she roused herself long enough to slide under with me. |