Em gave him a raised eyebrow. "Sorry," he apologized, "reflex."She smiled."What's a new moon?" Jovie asked."Opposite of a full moon. No moon." Oh, lik... tonight," she bubbled. The others shared grim looks. "What?"Chester continued. "Anyway, the Smiths' task now is to hunt it down and kill it, and contain whatever damage it does. Which sounds bad, but keep in mind we've got a lot more help these days -- the CDC, the military ... really we just have to give them leads if it's a disease or disaster. I ran into Mark, and Brody was there. Mark introduced us, and they helped get my stuff inside. Brody even put stuff away." She couldn't suppress a smile at that. "We talked a little, then he left. That's it." "Ryan, you're hopeless." Lara shook her head. "You didn't get his number? Or give him yours?" "It never came up." "Did he seem interested?" "I think so," Ryan admitted. "We were both . . . testing the waters, maybe." "Think you'll see him again?" Lara pulled into Mitch's driveway. "Maybe.. I drew themoff me and climbed onto the bed next to poor Angelaholding them very visibly.“Open wide, Angie, I’ve got a treat for you.” Insteadof her mouth opening wide her eyes did instead, but itonly too a second to force her jaws apart and stuff mywet panties in.“No, no Jenny, no no nnnggghhff!”The sight of her lying naked on the bed, ankles boundand her wrists pinned behind her back, tear stainedeyes looking up at me and only a few muffled sobscoming from behind. )Okami: Are you sure you didn't just get her drunk?Kenshin:... !Okami: This is not a teahouse. Just this once--I'll get her some warm water and a change of clothes.Iizuka (sleepily poking his head out a door): What is it, Okami?Okami: It's that boy Master Katsura's looking after... Iizuka: What?? Ba--I mean, Himura brought home a girl?!(Later. Tomoe has been put to bed. Kenshin sits by her side.)Kenshin: So she's just drunk.(He watches her sleep.)Kenshin (thinking): The smell of blood and white.