I could feel the stares of the vampires like a weight, their eyes speaking with more gravity than their mouths ever could. Interloper. Imposter. Liar....Yavara didn’t even flinch, but held her head in defiance of their glares. One of the captured women burst into tears, and soon, all three were groveling at her feet, thanking her with every breath. “Thank me?” Yavara asked, looking down at the prostrators, “If you think two days’ grace to make peace with your god is worth my thanks, then I. “Don’t be in such a rush. I doubt you’d find a customer until later this afternoon, anyway,” Betsy said.“You don’t need a whore hanging around here,” Candice said.Betsy said, “My business is done, here. I should be heading back to school. We can take the northern route back. That would take us through Vancouver. We could drop you off there. That’ll keep you off your knees until you get over your little infection, and you would still get out of town.”“You’re kidding?” Charlie asked. ‘So, where do you stand?’ Throwing a sidelong glance at her friend, Keely said, ‘Clarify.’ ‘Where do you stand emotionally?’ ‘I don’t.’ ‘I’m not going to argue with you. Instead, let me ask you a few questions, and I want you to answer without analyzing them.’ ‘Fine.’ Turning, Darb assessed her friend. ‘What will you feel if Cat forgives Craig and they work things out?’ ‘Crushed.’ ‘Why?’ ‘Because I won’t see him anymore. He makes me laugh, he balances me out, and we enjoy so many of the same. I explained to him that Kim-ly had the paternity test taken while he was in the hospital. We could never had afforded it at least I thought as at that time they were expensive.“Ann, I am…,” Jack said.I stopped him as I said, “Don’t say anything Jack lets just always remember that night as the night we conceived our daughter Michelle.”“ME Jack,” Michelle yelled out then she added, “Mommy,” pointing to me then “Daddy,” pointing to Jack. Jack’s eyes sparkled and shined even with tears filling his.