Then, she marched into the front room and folded her arms. ‘Are you fucking deaf?’ Chris’ eyes never left the screen. ‘What’s that?’ ‘I...said, are you fucking deaf?’ Chris mumbled something under his breath and waved her away. ‘Because I was drying my hair in the other room and I could still hear the doorbell.’ Chris started clapping. A slow, ironic clap. His eyes remained fixed to the screen. Joanna opened the door. ‘Is this a bad time?’ Ryan asked. He had, of course, heard the argument from. There’s another colony there with its own Prophet. Melissa Calvert, that’s her name. Lavelle told us all about that,” Henry informed Malcolm.“Did he also mention that east of here ... well, let’s just say that Annapolis is controlled by the former midshipmen, cadets of the old U.S. Naval Academy and the Marines stationed there? The state government, of course, has entirely collapsed. In mere days, we’ve seen factions develop and seize various parts of our beloved Commonwealth. I suspect that. . Like the last time, Neil had a limo waiting for us at the airport. The driver took us straight to the marina, pulling up as close as he could to the dock and Neils yacht.. As we were getting out of the limo, Neil, Sophie and another black couple were walking towards us. Neil gave me a big hug and a kiss that lingered a bit too long.. I introduced Paul, Neil introduced us to Ron, his brother, and Sophies sister Shyla, saying Ron and Shyla married about a year after he married Sophie.. It keeps me from holding back and the animal hunger breaks the barrier of self-control. We close out our small talk with the friends present and head back to the house. You know what I want and you want it too, holding you around your waist as you walk down the steps and we holler goodbyes over our shoulders. I slide my hand down your pants as we do, brushing your wet warmth before you chidingly slap me away. The walk is a little cold, but my hands keep you warm as they explore playfully,.