You’ll thank me later.” Of course, I was worried. My father, for all that he was the most touchy feely of them all, was the one thing standing bet...een me and Johnny and I needed him sober. At least, sober-ish. Conscious. That’s all I was asking. Just stay conscious, Charlie, please. I would live to regret that wish. He downed the shot and hissed at the burn in his throat. He gave Johnny a thumbs up and then banged his fist twice on the table. “Woo! That’s the good stuff.” But he seemed okay. 10. She stared in disbelief at the shower that had appeared out of nowhere, and then felt the stack squeezed against her side start to slip. She frantically tried to stop it but was too late and seconds later all of her work and the contents of her broken lunch bag, which had also fallen, were scattered across the kitchen floor. And as April stared at the gray day awaiting her, she caught her reflection in the window. ‘Happy birthday,’ she said, to the small sad face staring back at her. ‘Happy. Sean had been in the habit of keeping a box of them in their room for them. She added another half a dozen into her satchel for later. She might have to raid Andre’s kitchen as well.She checked her comm and headed back to Futura to pick up the food and the crew. She found everyone assembled. She got them to link-up with Her, Kyle and Tony. Everyone also had a cart, and the wizards transported them all to the dining room on the ship. They all told her it was a cool way to get around.Lee showed. ” Laura said, taking one of the stockings, rolling it up. ‘What the hell.’ Jacie thought as she started to roll the other. Laura bent down, motioning Jacie to put her toes into the stocking. Without thinking, Jacie lifted her foot, Laura sliding the stocking on, pulling it slowly up her leg, making sure it remained straight as she slid it up onto Jacie’s thigh. Jacie gasped at the touch of Laura’s warm hands on her thigh. Laura seemed to let her hands linger a moment longer than needed. Jacie.