The last few blocks on the side streets were a bitch. Some areas were almost swept clear of snow by the winds, but the snow from the cleared areas wen... somewhere, sometimes in their path. They had all spent time shoveling before they were inside the warehouse.Jeff was now relaxed since none of the firemen had apparently been endangered. The team had monitored the fire department on the radio. They had opted for containment, and didn't bother to put out what little of the fire was left by the. "Hello?" she answered, with an audible yawn."Hi," I said. "It's Jim. I hope you don't mind that I called so early..." No, no," she replied sleepily. " It's all right. I wasn't actually asleep anyway. I couldn't seem to drop off last night." I have the same problem," I responded. "My mind was in a whirl all night long, and I think it's your fault." My fault?" she exclaimed. "How is it my fault?" For being so beautiful, intelligent, and sweet," I stated firmly. "I couldn't sleep all night for. She sighed and dropped them to her ankles. "I wish I had thought to bring a fresh pair," she muttered as she stepped out of them and into her skirt instead.Richie hopped off the desk. He glanced down at his now flaccid cock, and Cassie sensed the relief come off him in waves. "Shit, never thought I'd be glad to lose a hard-on." I just hope that gets both of us through the day," Cassie said. "I don't think I could do this again. I can't believe we didn't get caught."Richie smirked as he scooped. Suddenly she heard shots being fired and a loud roar. Shit. Those idiots, she thought they'd learned their lesson about giving an extra dose of tranquilizer to the ones that look like they could rip your head off. Now they'd fucked it up royally. If they were lucky, they would manage to pump the creature full of enough bullets to bring it down before it got loose in the building, and she would have a corpse to deal with rather than a catch and release. Failing that, her best chance to survive.