I watched the floors click by, feeling more unsure of myself as my floorgrew ever closer.While I had fooled strangers and the security guards who rare...y saw meother than when I flashed my Building ID, this was different. I wasgoing to be surrounded by people that knew Jason Simon from his flesh tohis quirks. While I had hid the flesh, the quirks could still give me upif I wasn't careful. My heart started to race as the floor before mineclicked by.I flinched as the bell rang for my floor. I. ”I chuckled at that. Lord Lucas Ternias was always a valued enemy. If I could string him up by his guts, I would in an instant, but I would lament the passing of his wit. Few could match me in the art of politics, and Ternias matched me blow for blow. He was the most powerful noble by far, but he expertly underplayed his hand, never sticking his neck out far enough for me to chop it off. I wished I could’ve married him instead of Eric, for we would’ve made an unstoppable pair. Unfortunately, we. Polly, meanwhile, had dug into her purse and found her cell phone. She punched a nine and two ones and breathlessly spoke into the phone. Brian got the knife away from the perp and tossed it a few feet away. A siren wailed in the distance, getting closer and louder. Then there were headlights and flashing red and blue lights. Brian had put his pistol away again, and was holding up his badge.It didn't go as smoothly as you and I probably think it should have. First there was a jurisdictional. Might as well do it tomorrow and get it over with."Ruthie remained sitting up, not sure how to respond. Mike continued:"How you handle your mom is your business. I'm not gonna get involved in that. But I'm not gonna lie to her unless there's a damn good reason. This is not a damn good reason. The next time I see her, she's gonna want to talk about us going to my church, and I don't want to have to make up a bunch of bullshit. Besides, it'll get you off the hook with that Cristina who's looking.