‘I don’t know about that. I’d like to keep her around for a bit to make sure she’s stable before I cut her loose, but I think her outlook is g...od. She stressed out and fainted.’ He held up a hand. ‘Not that she doesn’t have good ways to deal with stress, but if that stress was something outside the normal blood and gore, then it might have slipped in unexpectedly.’ Keven nodded. ‘Yeah, I’d say this was not run of the mill, even for her.’ ‘I’m right here,’ I groused. ‘Stop talking about me like. It was late morning and within about fifteen minutes we were approached by a young black guy who didn’t seem to be selling anything, but just making conversation. He wasn’t threatening in any way but he was a tall guy and had this habit of adjusting his cock in his shorts as he spoke. We chatted about home in Britain and then he wandered off. I commented to Kate about his fiddling and she said she was sure he had an erection! I stood up to see where he went and saw him about 300 yards. He opened the fridge to find an amber bottle and popped the lid. Just before he took a swig, he looked at the label in dismay."Light beer, fuckin' light beer." He sighed. "I ain't sure this livin' arrangement is gonna be any good for my health."The beer went down cold and easy. Boadie finished it and reached for another, removed the top, and headed for the couch.On his way to his favourite beer-drinking spot, he heard a frantic noise at the front door, and the spitting image of Cynthia. Under the circumstances, using it might seem a little unethical, but fortunately, he had time to figure out how to use it properly.The overt tone of the letter indicated that the Defenders of Gaea's interest in the Gibson's Water Snake was mild, at best. Everyone had assumed that it was a big, well-funded thing, but the letter indicated that it was a shoestring operation, on its last legs if further funding didn't come through. Blackbarn needed to know that; it was an obvious first step.The.