‘The best assassin available to Freyja, maybe the best in the world.’ ‘Yes,’ I said, nodding. ‘I know that she has an assassin after me. My ...ources have told me that as well.’ Dave spoke up from behind me somewhere. ‘You seem to know a lot about this assassin git. Wot’s goin on?’ He demanded in his British accent. Kimiko smiled at him. ‘I do know a lot about the Blue Dragon. Freyja has made extensive use of the Dragon over the last few years. Aside from that, I have some rather… unique…. One day I came down with some kind of virus that made me as sick as a dog, and only Manny hiding my car keys kept me from going to Callie. "For fuck's sake, what is wrong with you?" he'd asked. "You have a fever and can barely keep water down. You want to get her sick, too?" I didn't, but it didn't make me want to stay home any less. After I was better, the time sped by again and July faded into August. Everything I did was measured against seeing Callie. I loved being with her. We. So what did you two talk about?" Oh, this and that. The game, sports, and one of the books I'd seen on the shelf over her computer. 'Rose and the... ' I couldn't make it out." Krissi also writes trashy porno novels." What?! Pornography?" Not so loud," Devlin said, looking around. "They aren't as steamy as the hottest romances, but they'll definitely get you worked up. She has this character named Rose sleeps with every male, and half the females, in town." She giggled. "I take that back. Rose. Is it so wrong for a girl to want to date a good looking and intelligent guy?" She raised her eyebrows in that challenging way she can.That night Patty-Ann gave me a smoking kiss good night, and from then on we kind of dated. We – or rather she – was not exclusive. She was busy many nights I wanted to go out. It's a big University, but a small world. I heard of and even saw her dates with many of the more prominent men on campus. However, over time she became busy less and less and we became.