Audra leaves the lab feeling better than she has in years. She thinks back to Saige and the time they spent together. She is unsure if those feeling w...re even real. If it were not for the manipulation, would I still have had them? Was Saige just playing along or did she really have them? It all becomes too much. The more she thinks about it, the more she becomes depressed about it. And the last thing she wants is what may or may not have been real to get in the way of what she definitely knows. ”Those were the last words I heard from that little back room as the camera wobbled it’s way out and then went blank, to be replaced by the camera view that showed the whole room with the sofas and stage, the angle now allowing me to see Luther as he stood by the stage with a microphone in hand.After a couple of exploratory blows on the mike, he started the build-up he’d promised. “Gentlemen, dear friends, thank you for coming all the way across the country to join us here tonight. To honor. ." ... Isn't enough?" I finished for her. "Now that we've cleared the first hurdle, what IS enough?" What first hurdle?" she snapped."You CAN be bought -- you admitted it. We're talking price, now." I was careful to keep my face serious -- grinning would have REALLY offended her!"YOU!!!" She took another swing at me -- and missed."I'll buy the groceries, too..." That's MEAN!" Maybe. How many months behind are you on the rent?"The air all leaked out of her. "How did you know?" Things are VERY. “I am, um, looking at, um, looking at my toenails. I just had them done today. They have little hearts all over them. I was, uh, going to take a picture for Pinterest.”He nodded and chuckled, “Well, be sure not to get your pussy in the picture.” He went back to stir the risotto. He leaned back out and asked, “Why aren’t you wearing panties?”“It’s my birthday,” she replied as if that somehow explained everything.“Oh,” he responded with a slightly puzzled look on his face, “cool.” He went back to.