"We're waiting, Caerys..." Come on." Caerys grabbed Sophie's arm and dragged her towards the door. "Come on, or they'll hurt him..." What do they want..." Me, probably." Caerys fought to keep her jaw from quivering. "Come on, I don't want Christophe on my conscience." Where's Gavin?" Sophie looked around."I don't know, but I don't know that he's in any state to do anything, anyway. Sable's... he's huge." I can't see that stopping him." No," Caerys admitted, "probably not."Sutton, Surrey, November. So I had a quick chat with a cheerful old lady who seemed to be the Country Cotton Candy Club's cashier, secretary, president and sole member. When I showed her the money, she had a second or two with herself before shaking my hand as if her life depended on it and assuring me that Mr. Novorski and I could have all the night to ourselves for twenty five thousand dollars, which she wasn't loathe to admit was almost as much as the annual 'Save the Armadillo' fund raised each year, more or less.It. ." I am not!" Allison pouted."Of course you are," Kaija cooed, sitting on her desk. "And who could blame you? I mean you were raised Catholic and all. But if this new makeover is really going to make a difference in your life, you'll have to learn to come out of your shell a bit."Allison didn't like the direction the conversation was taking. Not in the least. Kaija was skillfully cornering her into a no win situation where she was going to have to do something she was uncomfortable with. Kaija. ..Suddenly, she pulled herself away. She grasped my upper arms, looking into my eyes."This is wrong, we shouldn't be doing this. I... " she said, breathlessly.I quickly put a finger on her lips, maintaining our eye contact. "Maybe we shouldn't be doing this, " I said, "but it's not wrong. I've wanted to do that for a long time now, and I think you did too. Do you want me to stop and go away?" "No, I don't want you to go," she replied, "but I'm all confused now. I don't think I was ready for.