She directed her next comment toward Kelli. “I’m… the accounts executive at JHP Media,” as if that explained everything. Apparently, it did to...Kelli as her eyes opened wide and her hand went over her mouth, much like Karen often does when something shocks her. But it didn’t explain anything to me.“THAT Karen?” Kelli squeaked out.Karen nodded, then to me, “John’s our videographer… what, almost four months now, John?” Then continuing her explanation to me, “John and I work together all the time,”. I pulled in the gate as Steve was pulling up. I waved at the guard and signaled Steve was with me.I pulled into the empty garage. Steve and Susan got out of the SUV behind me. She had an overnight bag. I hate when I feel guilty and I hadn't even done anything.I opened the backdoor and turned on the lights to the patio. She walked in looking around. "This is a great house," she said. "I hope you don't mind me staying tonight. Steve had some plans and I was going to be in the way. You had asked. Dad likes whores and strippers. Were you one of those professions?”“That’s not appropriate. I’m your step-mother. You should be ashamed of yourself. Your dad would be pissed that you’re speaking to me like that.”“Honey, you’re not my step-mother. You could be my girlfriend. You’re not in charge of me. In fact, I bet my dad would like me to fuck you too. Dad has sent some of his lovers to my school to fuck me. You’re just a paid whore really.”Penelope looked frazzled and I noticed her. For others, the calling of their lives dictates that there be very little gray at all, that many times over the days, weeks, months and years of their lives they are faced with the binary, 0 or 1, yes or no, act…or do not. The latter is true of Tera ………… Tera keyed the microphone on the headset again. ‘Recon this is roost, do you copy my message, foxes in the henhouse, over,’ Sitting there at the window, feeling the sweat slowly slide down the small of her back, the skin raising in goose flesh.