Remember we accepted an invitation before you found out you had to leave town on business?" asked Jen. "You said I should make an appearance anyway?"I...nodded my head and waited."I guess I had more to drink than I realized. A man there offered to give me a lift home so I wouldn't have an accident, or get picked up by the police for driving under the influence," continued Jen. "He walked me to the door and I tried to thank him by shaking his hand. He just took me in his arms and kissed me hard!". I tossed a look at Stoney."Go ahead. You two are both insane, but in opposite directions. You'll cancel each other out," Stoney said."I wouldn't be too sure about that," Dan laughed.We took off. Now let's look at this from an outsider's point of view. I know that when you look at me, I could be any age from fifteen to twenty-five, and I'm dressed like your standard college student, in other words, rather informal, but decent and tasteful.So's Nikki. Except she looks younger. That dark brown. I hadn't mentioned the torrent of memories or how they were currently flashing through my mind. At that moment another scene erupted, that of Roman soldiers marching along a street and throngs of people parting to let them through.Instantly I was back in the hotel room."Ral, Michael told you about how House Leaders will step down and a new one will take over," offered Erin. "Did he mention anything like this when that happened?" No," I said. "And I don't think I've taken Cicely's House from. His hair was trimmed short, a mustache only took up the left side of his face, his arm and leg were muscular.He/she was wearing a tight piece of clothing, leaving all limbs exposed, half was sparkly and feminine and half was black and manly. "Now honey, aren't you just the cutest thing. I can see why Calhoun has taken such a liking to you."Harley just stared, not saying anything, only mildly in the back of her mind did she recognize she was being rude, but that part of her just didn't.