" Jenee stared at Hank then laughed a high pitched hysterical laugh "yes it's over, it's finally over now he can't kill you because I kill him first" ...aughing again Jenee tightened her grip on the dagger. Natalie touched Hank's arm as she stepped next to him "Jenee, you need to put down the dagger, you have no more need of it, it's served its purpose, if you hurt yourself with the dagger of Cairin Hank will never be able to use his sword again because the dagger and sword would be grieving for. You've done plenty already."With him in the kitchen, I had a great window to go slighty further. I pulled my top from under me and folded the lower side up, exposing part of my belly. Then I lowered my shorts some more and twisted it a tiny little bit. If I could feel something between my leg and the shorts, he sure should be able to see it - I just had no idea how much of it really was showing.Xander returned, and he finally noticed the TV table, or at least he finally found the guts to say. I love this look.I checked on Jamie and she was fine. I headed back to thekitchen to put together a light breakfast, well reallylunch. About the time I was done, Jamie dragged herself intokitchen and sat at the table. I had put together some eggsand toast, and another pot of coffee. We sat there insilence, I ate, and Jamie just played with the food. But,drank the coffee, trying to shake off the effects of beingdrunk last night.Finally I said, "I've never seen you drink so much. Whathappened.". Having reached the table, Patty placed her drink down carefully on the white plastic surface and then stood up, rounding on John. ‘I think you said something about a dance?’ she said archly, looking slightly down into her boyfriend’s eyes. John put his drink next to hers, grinned at Simon and allowed himself to be drawn by the hand onto the dance floor. Marianne sat down and patted the velour-covered seat next to her. Simon sat where he was bid. Simon found himself a little tongue-tied..