It was downtown a few blocks from the mall. Her friend had already gotten to go, and had absolutely loved it. It was as good as any place to start. Af...er she had all night. Hunting down a cab she arrived a thirteen minutes later at the front doors of the new club. Endless was what it was called. The only way you could tell it was a club was by the blue neon light reading Endless, and the three big bouncers with a line of people dragging all the way down to the next block. Damn. She was never. I wasn’t sure about anybody, you know?” Sherrie gazed at Celeste, looking for understanding. “I needed someone desperate enough to help...”Celeste nodded, pursing her lips. “Gina’s sent loud signals -- but they’ve always been about boys...”Sherrie nodded. “It wasn’t even that simple. Brad got wind of things, somehow, and I had to buy him off.”Celeste frowned. “So you offered him one of us?”“No, he made demands -- and it was Gina, from the start. Since she was ... very dubious about really. After all, the toys stood between her and the boys she was promised.“Thank you for trusting me with this. We will have a great time,” Ashley said. She looked forward to spreading herself under Storm, teasing him until only his obedience to her kept him in check. All seemed in order, so they departed to meet the boys.Dolphin brought her to a room on the second floor where she offered introduction to Lord Thomas, Ninth for Brenhaven. Thomas was a year older than Ashley. He was clean-shaven with a. With his left, he hefted his backpack. This was crazy. What was she doing? He made it out the door without looking back. He slammed the door behind him. He didn’t stop to button or zip until he’d reached the safety of the sidewalk. Amanda took a deep breath. The air felt clearer now that Roy had gone. Goodness, if he hadn’t run off like that, she might have actually grabbed her son’s disproportioned tool. What a strange day. She moved to the hall closet to fetch her vacuum cleaner. She supposed.