At the same time, as miserable as I was, I was happy for Em. If this was what she wanted, I would never begrudge her happiness.It was a few days befor... Thanksgiving when life as we knew it ended. Em had left to surprise Ryan with a visit. He had been stressing about and preparing for a big exam all week, and she had decided he needed a break and some relaxation and was going over to surprise him with a blowjob. I was pretty much caught up on all my work, so I decided to be lazy for the night. ”Big John was quiet for a few moments as he stared in disgust at each player in the room. “It wasn’t but a couple of weeks ago when we had our jocks handed to us in this very stadium, and here you are, acting as if you have never been here before. This is a football game! Anything and everything can happen! I’m half tempted to go over to the Judson locker room and forfeit the game because of the performance of you, little boys.“Big John took a few more moments to stare at these young men he. He looked surprised to see me, but his eyes showed relief at my arrival. Quick as his overweight frame could traverse the crowd of bystanders, he pushed his way to us.He spread his hands in welcome. His shoulders were square and stiff, full of tension. “I was waiting for you on the main stairs. How did you get in here?”I looked at Scratch who shrugged, looking entertained. “It appears the clerk took us up the back stairs,” I declared.“I do hope you haven’t been waiting long,” he continued with. ”I asked Demie to try to use her hypnotic gaze to get Beatrice to leave Vicky’s body, but it didn’t work.“That means that she can’t leave under her own power, so she wasn’t lying earlier,” Demie confirmed.“But why?” I asked.Demie shrugged. “Beats me. I actually don’t have much experience with ghosts ... most things that people think are spirits are actually other creatures, like pukwudgies or fae.”“They exist?” Beatrice asked, wide-eyed.“Sure! We have a pukwudgie friend named Konnie,” I told.