When the animal finally got free, Veronica was exhausted, breathing heavily, her eyes still unfocused. In a matter of minutes, she had recovered her b...autiful slim figure and her belly was flat again.The creature began to crawl over Veronica’s leg approaching Danny, instinctively following a special scent coming from the girl. Again the youngest friend tried to move away, this time successfully releasing her leg from Veronica’s hold, but it was too late. The baby creature was close enough to. " Mary never lost her smile.The girls must have heard Mary talking for no sooner had she finished speaking Jackie and my sisters showed up with the pizzas and the sodas."Sorry it took so long sis." Jackie said as she sat down across from me while Stacy and Kate sat next to her. "It was kind of busy at the counter." "You mean it was busy while you were flirting with the young man behind the counter?" I said. That made Stacy and Kate blush. "Listen, I'll get out of your way." I turned to Mary and. "Ow," the young neighbor cried. "I didn't mean it like that," she protested although she really did."I think I know what you mean, Devon," said Lani although it wasn't clear to her at all. She had the most awful feeling the girls knew more of what was going on than they were letting on. Try to ignore it, girl. "Thank you both." Lani smiled appreciatively and curtseyed briefly. "Do you girls have everything you need? Danny promised to bring his cell phone in case you need to call, Heather. I'm. My wife Renee and I throw a big Halloween Party every year in our barn. We renovated an 1882 farmhouse that has historic ties to our past. My grandfather’s grandfather built it. This year it became a hundred and twenty-five years old. The renovation took us five years and a lot of money, time, and effort but it was worth it.Five years ago we held our very first Halloween Party in our barn. It is in much better shape now. I think it is almost in its original splendor. My fourteen-year-old.