.”“Dad died?” She folded her arms, leaning back. “Well, that's been hard. You've kinda...”“Checked out.” I smiled at her. “Drank a lit...le too much wine.” Oh, god, I wanted wine right now. But Clint forbade me to buy any at the store today. No, yesterday. It happened yesterday now. There was none in the house. Just a single glass would make this so much easier. “I've been a bad mom, I know. It's just...”“You miss him.” Zoey relaxed. “I miss him, too. But he's gone and... And we just have to move. I think about you more. I've never cheated but I will with you."I swallowed hard. My thoughts turning inward, thinking of how I look physically. I had long black thick hair, dark brown eyes, I wore glasses, pale skin with the slightest touch of tan. My breasts weren't ginormous, size 38C, I had a little padding around my stomach but I wasn't huge and my butt was a nice size too. And I was short, barely 5'2'.I stood up and walked to the sink, putting my hands on the edge and turning my back to. House Of FreaksBy GunslingerThe house lay in the center of the hollow, surrounded on all sides by a canyon, whose looming height cut out the rising moon's silver light. Lying in the center of the dark, fetid canyon, the mansion was merely a darker mass of stone, surrounded by the heavy growth of plants and practically overgrown with vines.Then, the silence of the little valley was broken by the sound of feet on gravel as a figure entered the valley, coat tugged close to ward off the winter. I think Eve is pretty easy - they can ask for enough to keep her here. You know the problem with Samantha.”“What do they have?”“Sam is reading the application for the arrest warrant right now. They didn’t go the Grand Jury, obviously, which means there has to be a probable cause hearing. We may actually waive our rights to that to expedite setting bail. Otherwise, it could take a couple of days.”“Isn’t that risky?”“The government almost always wins probable cause hearings just like they almost.