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But you don't tempt him into doing anything he’ll regret,” she said.
     
    Cathy remained silent.
     
    “We have to go, mom,” I said, giving her a hug. “I love you.”
     
    “I love you too,” she said. “It was nice meeting you, Cathy and Sarah – I look forward to the next time you come by.”
     
    I placed the old envelope with my great grandmother's notes in one of my bags, and we went outside to the SUV.
     
    This time, Cathy and I sat in the back seat. She leaned against me as we drove away.
     
    “So how do you like my mom?” I asked.
     
    Cathy looked at me with her beautiful, brown eyes.
     
    “She’s nice,” Cathy said. “Now I know where you get that prudish streak from.”
     
    “Prudish?” I asked.
     
    She smiled.
     
    “Just kidding. You’re not prudish. You’re just... overzealously respectful,” she said.
     
    I took her hand and squeezed it.
     
    “Do you love me anyway?” I asked.
     
    “Of course I do!” she said. “I just can't wait until we get married.”
     
    “Me too,” I said.
     
    “You better watch out,” she said. “You’re tempting me to elope with you tonight.”
     
    “You two will have to wait,” Sarah called out from the front seat. “We have a lot to do over the next few days.”
     
    “How do you like my mom,” I asked Sarah.
     
    “I think she’s great,” she said. “I hope she’ll let me turn her.”
     
    Cathy snuggled against me, and I held her in my arms.
     
    I looked through the window into the darkness of night. In the sky I could see thousands of stars, and turning enhanced vision, I could see tens of thousands of stars.
     
    “You know I love you,” I told Cathy, holding her tightly. “I don't want to deny you anything. I'm simply trying to respect you.”
     
    “I know,” she said. “It means a lot to me. Just hold my hand.”
     
    She took my hand and raised her power level. I could feel her essence flow through my hand like gentle, cold electricity was traveling from my hand to the rest of my body.
     
    We both raised our power levels and surrounded each other with our auras.
     
    “Let’s go to sleep,” I said. “Sarah will wake us up when we get there.”
     
    “Okay,” she said.
     
    We basked in each other’s aura as we slowly drifted towards unconsciousness. It felt perfect having her in my arms and her soul all around me. I was in heaven.
     
    A few minutes later, I was asleep.
     
    Suddenly, I heard Sarah's voice.
     
    “We’re here,” she said. “Wake up love birds.”
     
    I opened my eyes, and I looked out the window. We were in the parking lot of a huge mansion that looked like a luxury hotel.
     
    “So we’re in Atlanta?” I asked.
     
    “Yes, at the estate of the empress,” she said.
     
    I could feel Cathy move.
     
    “Hello darling,” I told her. “We need to get up.”
     
    We stepped out of the van, and I looked around at my surroundings. We were in the grounds of a beautiful and elegant mansion. The exterior was made of stone with brick was used as a trim. On the massive front patio large columns supported a roof and on top of the roof was a balcony. I was in awe.
     
    As I began to get our bags out of the back seat and the trunk an old man in a suit walked towards us.
     
    “The empress requests your presence immediately,” he said. “May I take your bags?”
     
    “I prefer to keep mine with me,” I said.
     
    “I do too,” Cathy said.
     
    “You can take mine to my room,” Sarah said.
     
    The old, gray haired man took her bags and walked away with them. Cathy and I carried our own bags, and we followed Sarah towards the main entrance of the mansion where a dark haired man was standing waiting.
     
    “The empress is expecting you,” he said. “Follow me.”
     
    On the way to meet the empress, I couldn’t take my eyes off the amazing interior of the home. The floors were made of hardwood and stone, beautiful paintings were everywhere with large vaulted ceilings overhead. As we