I started nodding off, and soon all three of us were asl**p. I was in a chair, my wife on the couch and her ex in a loveseat opposite her. I awoke to ...ee him looking at her, she had one leg off the couch, and her skirt was riding up. I didn’t move, but kept one eye open just a crack. He stood up and stretched, watching to see if I was asl**p. He walked over to me and nudged me with his knee, and I didn’t move. I started to make snoring sounds, and he bought my ruse. I knew he was going to try. Not just running her tongue over them, but licking them slowly and sensuously, when she was concentrating on something. It looked highly suggestive to someone watching her. Kim was sure her daughter was unaware of the way she licked her lips. Kim’s eyes moved downward, seeing her daughter’s long, slim neck and her left shoulder that was exposed by her V-neck t-shirt. Pamie’s tan face glowed silkenly from the table lamp beside her, as she sat reading a comic book with her knees partly drawn up. Mom, Randy and Roger were all standing there,watching me."Hey, Jasmine, good morning sleepyhead!" Mom said. "Sorry, I think we gaveyou a bit more ginger than you needed before the prophet came. She's beengone a while. Sorry about her calling you 'it' -- we told her, afterwards,that we were NOT OK with that. In the future we'll ask for differentprophets, if we need them."We didn't unlock you completely yet just in case you forgot that you werenaked and moved around while you were waking up. Be. Few were agitators like himself. Most people did their best to duck and cover.The sidewalk was cracked and uneven.If Brendan were to blame anyone for the sorry state of affairs, it was the Eddies of the world. They were everywhere, cowering on their couches. Their modus operandi was pretending that things weren't so bad or expecting someone else to stand up and address the ills of the day. Sure, they were against this injustice or that illegal act, but they were willing to fight for what is.