Jabbar Smith - Ryker’s parents who were both college professors. He drove home to the sprawling one-story house with post-and-beam construction, an ...pen-air courtyard entrance and floor-to-ceiling windows. He parked beside his mom’s late model Toyota Prius and went inside.“Hey, sweetie,” the bohemian mother said.“Hi, mom.”“How was school?”“Good.”She was used to one word answers and even grunts. “What do you want for dinner?”“Pizza.”“Just order what you want.”“Oh here,” he gave her the envelope.. The Queen of Heaven is now Desiree. That’s four of eleven new deities. Mom, Kerry, and Dani have all declined even a chance at divinity, as have Stuart and Noelle, for various reasons. Of these, Mom and Kerry are already angels this morning.“Liam and Felix should definitely be Gods, as consorts to Goddesses. This is only fair. We do not want any sense of grievance in their marriages and besides, this makes them family. That’s six down, five to go. The next two are obvious as well. Nina and. ”“Really? This triangle would be a horrible place to ... to be trapped.” Aggie had stopped herself from saying, “to die.”“It’s your only option for changing your state.”“But my carriage is my only source of air.”Back at the Hilton, Emily squirmed uncomfortably in her chair. “I know,” she whispered.Before she could change her mind, Aggie pulled her backpack and unwedged the door. After a few seconds, she was surrounded in inky blackness and silence. “Boy, this is pretty gruesome,” she thought,. I sat down at the bar and scanned the crowd. A few of the men gave me smiles which I returned. With men I am much more reluctant to make the first move then when I am chasing women. I have no idea why that is. Maybe it is because I am more bottom than top and like to be chased myself for a change. After a while a guy walked over and sat beside me at the bar. He smiled at me, said hi and told me his name was Frank. I smiled back and also introduced myself. Frank was an English businessman and.