But now it can’t. Does that make me sad? Yes. But not crying, breaking-down sad. It does make me mad at whatever took her from me. I mean red-faced,...fist-poundingly angry.”“Sorry, I wasn’t trying to be mean.”“Don’t worry! I didn’t take it as being mean. But I’m angry with you, you know? For what you did to Pete, for trying to use me to cover it up, for lying to me and Pete, and for your refusal to talk to me for two months.”“And Jennifer?”“I’m angry with her, too. For different reasons, of. I couldn’t tell if she was angry, sad, confused, excited or just downright frustrated. “Okay…. What do you have in mind, Vi?” “You and I will go back to the room, Abby… Matt has to wait here for maybe an hour or so and then he can let himself in with my key. What we do will be completely up to you and I.” I could see Abby was starting to weaken and I stayed dead quiet, not wanting to open my mouth at the wrong moment and ruin things. “Alright I’m up for it but, Matt, look mate, I’m strictly. ’ ‘At least he’s got someone to help him.’ Out of the corner of her eye, Noreen saw Harley come in the back door and smiled. ‘The way Harley had you?’ Keni groaned. ‘Oh lord, don’t you start now, that man was just fine, and he would have grown up eventually. No man so perfect could be completely bad, and Harley if you think you can sneak up on me, you are crazy honey.’ Harley laughed as he walked up and put his arms around her. ‘Hmm, I should know better by now. You clue her in?’ ‘Yeah, he is. .. Oh, my!”From beneath the skirts of all eight women protruded a new segmented cord of metal. They rose from the women, wiggling and writhing before them, ending at round heads. The way they moved sent a wave of lust through Peony.“You have tentacles, too,” gasped Peony as she hopped to her feet. “That is amazing.”“Yes,” Tansy gasped. “Are you here to cure our hysterics with those tentacles, Headmistress?”“We are here to connect with you,” the eight women said, their tentacles reaching. Peony,.