“Mom, can’t we stay a while longer, then go shopping?”“I’m sorry honey. We do have a busy day ahead of us,” She glanced to Dan, slightly r...gretting her decision.“Melissa, you and Savon are more than welcome to come back after your shopping trip,” Claudia offered.“Yes, yes, can we? Can we, please?” She tugged at her mom’s top which conveniently revealed more cleavage, as she had planned.“You could stay for a swim and dinner if you don’t have any other plans,” she sweetened the offer.“Yah, yah,. She can't be left behind to be tormented by these fanatics.”“It is dangerous,” Sister Stella pointed out. “We'll be leaving the safety of California and crossing into Oregon soon. And after that is Washington State itself. It's a stronghold for Glassnerites.”“We're children of Mark,” Rex shrugged. “The Glassnerites will love us.”“Please let me come,” Sarah whispered. “I won't be a bother.”“Plus she's lactating,” Rex's hand on her ass slid up to squeeze her breast through her shirt. Sarah's. You were so upset by that call you got before I left for Christmas, but you never said why.’ Dom laid back down and stared at the ceiling. ‘My family history isn’t good,’ he said after a few minutes. ‘I don’t generally talk about it, I don’t find it helps much, me or anyone else. I’m not ashamed of it, I just don’t like to talk about it.’ ‘Okay,’ said Lani. ‘You just . . . you know you can tell me if you want.’ She laid her head on his chest and he held her tightly, inhaling the soft scent of. But... well, damn it, he felt some inexplicable necessity for vindicating Christy's behavior on this night. "Listen, Vicki," he said, "Christy Kaye is a woman, nothing more, nothing less. Just because she's able to respond where some women aren't..." Meaning me, is that it?" I didn't say that." But that's what you meant, isn't it?" All right, then! Goddamn it, yes, that's what I meant! Christy really knows how to please a man, to do the things that all men like to have done in bed. She doesn't.