Thomas reflected on the conversation he had with the cult member early.What was it that separated what that person did from the urges that hadconsumed...Thomas from the time he was old enough to slip into his sister'snude colored Candies wedges? Was it just mere degree? Thomas never wantedto give up his life and be a woman full time. He liked being ThomasElliot. And he never felt that women were a higher or lesser form ofgender, just equal.No, they were nothing alike. The very premise was wrong.. And I was their first ... permanent companion other than each other. The first that they took to bed. I didn’t go back to the Senecas because I knew that my presence would disrupt things ... as a she-wolf, I mean.“And because I fell ... hard for Danielle ... and later Damon, too. They were already moon-mates and I knew that I must accept that fact. I have. And yet I still sleep with both of them. Often, in fact. Frequently ... for over three hundred years. Another reason not to go back, after I. ” Tommy's eyes lit up at this, but said nothing. Charlene had concluded that Tommy would be okay with whatever she chose to do. The real question is, how far do I want to go? She turned and headed for the dressing room.***Tommy threw Charlene's packages into the back of the truck and reached for the door. He paused. He and Charlene were on the far side of the truck from Blake. Looking at Charlene, Tommy quietly asked, “You want to take them off?”“What?” Charlene blurted with a very surprised. And today, of all days, one thing Alex really did not want was something that might further disturb his composure.The last few days had been fraught and there was a very real possibility that they could be amongst his last. And not just for Alex, but pretty much for all humanity.Events in Korea had taken a critical turn. The armed forces massed on North Korea's southern and northern borders were bristling with weaponry that was dramatically more devastating than that usually used in a distant.