“I’m Rian Argyle. I’m here to pick up my stepdaughter Melissa.”“That doesn’t seem likely.”“I’m sorry?”“Melissa, Lavi and I are h...sting dinner for their families. I doubt she will want to leave until at least after dinner. I think after that it depends on what her mother says.”“If she doesn’t come home now I doubt she’ll have a home. I’ve never seen Linda this mad.”“Your premise is faulty.”“What?” He seemed really frustrated that I just didn’t grasp something.“She has a home, here, whenever she. Bayonetta and James walked to the entrance of the Umbra complex, the sounds of raucous yelling, laughing and cheering getting louder as they entered the main hall.The large, brightly lit room was an impressive piece of architecture. The walls and floors were sheets of obsidian accentuated with Roman columns of white marble. The intricate seal of the Umbra witches was painted across the ceiling and a smaller version of it lay in the center of the hall, upon which rested a wood and metal. Finally, I was about to get what every boy wants."Give me a moment," I said. "I need to take a pee." Two beers were two too many in this case.I didn't have to go far. She had a bath attached to her bedroom. It took some time. Too much time. You can't piss with an erection. When I finally finished emptying my bladder, I caught a glimpse of a thin transparent package of pills on the sink. Half of them were used. I had seen the same package in my mom's bathroom. It dawned on me that Alexis was on. "Angie thought about it, well, there's nothing I can do about that and I do so want to go. Looks like I won't be able to sleep the way I usually do hehehe. At least we'll have separate beds and I know the captain wouldn't take advantage of a situation he had no control over. Angie's face brightened up. "I'm sure that we can be professional about this sir."The day of their departure arrived. Unfortunately the department could only afford to rent an economy size car and a standard at that. Since.