Nothingelse mattered."Annie," I whispered, suddenly remembering her appearance from thenight before.My heart nearly jumped into my throat as I thought...about my daughter.I still wasn't completely sure if it really was her or if it was justmy mind cracking. After all, Brigid had just told me that revenants goinsane so maybe I really was further along that path than I'd thought.Still, I had to believe that really was Annie. I had to believe thatshe'd come back from whatever afterlife she'd gone. Come on baby, we have the house all to ourselves, the project can wait an hour, he whispered into my ear. He then started kissing my neck, which he knows is my weak spot and I started to breath heavy and close my eyes. Ok, but only for a little bit, I said in between breaths as I started to lean my body into his. With that he turned me to face him, grabbed my hips, and picked me up to carry me to my bed. He got on top of me and started to kiss my lips and use tongue when he felt my body. There was no receptionist at the front door, but abartender behind the bar was keeping busy. I took aseat and looked around. There was an empty main stage and music played at amedium volume. Six or seven women talked to a sameamount of guys around the floor. With no waitress onthe floor I got up and ordered a coke. I was happy thatthe price was only two bucks, not the five bucks of aclassier joint, and the drink was bigger than aclassier joint. I decided that even if no dancer wenton stage. Elle began to relax as she realized Karen was only worried about her inconvenience and not because she was an unwelcome presence in their little family outing. ‘Maybe we can look at the animals’ profiles first before we take the tour?’ Leo suggested and took a file down from the cabinet. He led them to a clutter-free table and launched into an introduction for the animals which were available for adoption. Ben asked a few questions and Elle found that he was quite experienced with keeping and.