" Oh, no! That's the nicest trunk ever," Christi gushed, "and I've been in a few." Me, too," Kathy chimed, "it was swell!"A young woman with a thick r...pe noose tied around her neck greeted them in the lobby. She was wearing the ragged remains of an antique white dressing gown, her face and all visible skin was covered in ghastly blue makeup that gave her a freshly-dead look. In spite of her morgue-like appearance, the red-head smiled brightly and asked if they'd like the smoking or non-smoking. Her doctor insisted her main problem was just refusing to lie down; well, she intended to have her share of that tonight. She grinned wickedly at the thought as she crushed three of the blue tablets into a fine powder, sifting them into a little baggie. It wouldn’t kill Elise, even combined with the alcohol – Eleanor had done her homework when she first received the prescription, fearful of the things she’d heard on KIRO news – but it would be lights out for the night. There might even be. .. Jackie blushed and giggled. "No", Bernie continued "I know lots of men who'd love to be with you Jackie". Bernie turned slightly, "So do you like my sales ring? This is where we sold our stock. Our audience is small today," he looked up at Neville and me. "But once we used to fill this place". He turned again and swung his arm up in a grand gesture. "First we'd walk a very fine filly about the ring". He started to lead Jackie around the ring, she walking slowly and unsteadily, her arm. ”I took her by the hand and led her over to the low wall and kissed her again. As a minor gesture toward privacy I moved us to the end against the side of the building where we weren’t quite in full view of the apartment windows. A flat stone there for Roberta to stand on helped us match up and saved my knees at the same time.We faced each other and while I kissed her I moved my hands to her bottom and then between her legs, front and back. I stroked until she shivered and pressed herself tight.