As many of you know, I am a very creative person, and have often regaled you with fantastic tales and scenarios. Of course, my previous boyfriend, �...████████ would have played a large part in some of those tales and scenarios. Recently, however, it occurred to me that some of you may have misinterpreted those stories in a way that would lead you to reflect poorly on █████████. Accordingly, I feel compelled to tell you that to the extent that you may have inferred that he ever actually engaged. Aleksy’s van was parked outside the front door. He had persuaded the gates to open fully and then obviously ignored the brambles and nettles drove straight through them creating an almost cleared path. I didn’t follow suit, but left my car just inside the entrance. I was wearing jeans and heavy boots, yet walked gingerly along the cleared path he had made. I was surprised that the boarding had not been taken off the windows. I couldn’t see either Aleksy or Tina, but I heard them as I approached. .. three times," he admitted."Uh huh. Well... tell ya what," Brad said, "I believe in all the team members having the same number of at bats... I don't think it's real fair for one player to have to obey the rules the others won't."He studiously ignored Raul for a long moment. They were naked and sitting side-by-side, but well separated, on the couch watching the festivities go on around them. Neither had any interest in members of the same sex, but they were accustomed to accidental touches. This goes back to before Lucifer was banned from the surface. He used to go to Christmas Office Parties and recruit new souls by encouraging them to enjoy themselves in activities that they knew were wrong. Lucifer loved to attend those parties. They were the events he looked forward to every year. Since he was banned, he gets very surly at this time of year. As you know, when the boss is surly, it is time to hide.“What we decided is we need to find something to replace the Christmas Office.