She learned very well the lesson given to her by her father. Men take on a lot and expect a lot in response to their “care”, for example: to live and act as they want.

Now that is exactly what happened.

She needed to talk to Dick, that was all.

Okay, this conversation bears, and it can be postponed until later. Dick owes her a story, and she may be trite in her simplicity, but something tells her it's far from it.

"Not in the apartment."

Valian smiled to herself. He understood everything perfectly. And he certainly would not be delighted if she did this to him. Want to play...