Even with the top down in the blistering heat, it was a quiet, chilly ride home. She had me leave her at Ocean Parkway and the Belt Parkway, a few blo...ks from her home. Was she being considerate? Or was she ashamed of something?Day 2 - Actually two weeks later, when summer classes started, I drove the 8 mi to her drop off/pickup point. I insisted she show me her ass again, but this time she was to strip on her side and walk to my side of the car, ignoring all the morning traffic on Ocean. We started hunting them."That didn't seem to require any explanation.Abruptly, the passage ended in a smooth stone wall. It was black, like the rest of the passage, but this one had a marking on it that seemed vaguely familiar to Jake. Suddenly, he realized why-the symbol on it was identical to the one at the entrance to the Chamber of Broken Souls. Again, Talamia placed her hands on it and channeled ether into the rock.Instead of flowing away this time, the passage opened like the iris of a. My new place was a ground floor apartment actually near the Shadows B&G. I counted that as a plus even though I was under orders to myself not to drink so much in the future. Oh, and didn’t I say? There was the letter: the one I wrote to them.“Well Claire, I’m out of your hair. I do need to thank you, the two of you for your help these past days, it was good of you and I damn sure needed the help to get back out amongst ‘em as they say. But, like I say I won’t be bothering you anymore.“You. That night it was pretty hot and I hate the heat. I'd changed into a lightweight outfit, kinda like sexy pajamas; red shorts and a little red crop top and just a pair of pink socks. It was about eleven and I was watching some awful french horror movie, sweating and trying to get comfortable when there was a slight tapping noise on glass. I got up and shuffled over to the french doors and saw Mike crouched low and trying to peer through. He saw me and stood up, motioning with his hands to open.