The only two who remained outside were Nissa and her guard. ‘Go,’ He ordered her sharply as I strode towards them, a predator stalking its prey. ...he human would never have a chance against me. ‘I won’t.’ she said, her lips set in a stubborn scowl. ‘It’s me he wants.’ ‘Nissa!’ he sighed with exasperation. I was all business as I drew another dagger. Nissa refused to move, so the human dove in front of her. ‘Go! Now.’ She took off, a little too late. I struck him with my dagger as I passed. ‘I don’t know if we’ll have a busy night at this rate. I’ll probably get cut earlier than expected.’ She swirled the red candy around in her mouth with her tongue. It was beautiful the way she moved it with her lips. They were glistening and red with the dye from the cherry sweet, and he longed to lean forward and kiss the sugar off her lips. He couldn’t keep his eyes off her mouth. ‘Who’s on the line with you today?’ ‘Oh—well, James, and Gord. Who’s the closer?’ ‘Oh, I am. It’s me. What about. She was on the lookout for a candidate to buy her beer. It was a slow day but eventually an older attractive man walked towards her. She would ask him nicely and stick out her big boobs. For a teenager Jana had a nice body. “Mister could you buy me a case of beer?”“How old are you dear?”“Eighteen but the drinking age is twenty-one.”“Are you sure you are eighteen? I think you are seventeen at best.”“Okay. Seventeen.”“Does your mother know you are asking strangers to buy you beer?”“No. But. Even more surprisingly, several more dances followed with Kurt. He wasn’t stumble-drunk, but well juiced at around eleven p.m. when I decided that I had enough and excused myself, before my short walk home. Kurt accompanied me, after mentioning that he had also better get home or have to endure the wrath of his wife for the next few days.As we approached my house I offered to make him a cup of coffee to sober him up, prior to his possible ordeal with the wife. He gladly accepted and followed me.