" Then she asked "You said a little boat ride?" I confessed "OK, so I fibbed a little." Welcome aboard Mrs. Thomas." This time she nearly collapsed an... I had to hold her up. She then said "But I haven't got anything to wear." I said "Janet and Kimberly make quite a team sneaking around your house like they did. Your clothes and goodies are all packed in your bags on the cart." Oh, Greg," she said "How can I ever thank you enough for all this?" I like simple answers so I merely said "Grace, you. John took advantage, planting his spear into its one good eye and letting go as he ran by. Then he leaned forward, scooping up the butt of its pole ax in exchange.Kertug boomed something that John either didn’t catch, or didn’t understand as the brute spun around and chased after the smaller man. John glanced back briefly as he headed for the doorway himself. The half-orc was noticeably slower than he was, so if John could get into the Ziggurat, he figured he could affect an ambush. With that. None of those were for sale, though. Just the paintings. I sold them all. Not only that, I got a really nice write up in a prestigious online magazine which I linked to Summer. Sorry I missed it. Deadlines. Next one. I promise?You have a boyfriend keeping you busy? I replied. Maybe. By that time Jennette had moved in with me. The sex was good and I liked her. Even better, she got my relationship with Summer.“She’s always here, just a little,” she told me once, tapping her finger against my. I directed them into the lounge and asked them to be seated. I quickly explained that I was a lapsed Christian and would love to get back on the righteous path. I’m not sure how many doors they must knock before finding anyone interested in what they had to offer. I’m guessing they probably thought they’d struck gold with me.I asked them to wait while I put the kettle on to make a pot of tea. I said I wouldn’t be very long and they were happy to wait and accept my offer of refreshments. But I.