She grinned as I handed her the glass and asked me how much. I declined to tell her the true figure because she would automatically assume I had done ...omething illegal. Her smile faded and she took a large gulp from her glass. I returned to the small living room and sat back down in my favorite easy-boy reclining chair as she followed me. I knew I was in for a grilling about the side-money. I was sitting but still had my feet on the rug as she stood close in front of me. Not able to get her to. Metal, surrounded by walls of concrete. The air was hot and filled with the smell of burning chemicals and smoke, but none of that bothered a vampire.“Have you seen Miss Vendram?”Right, of course she’d be worried about her lover.“No. I know she wasn’t here, though. Rest assured. Miss Jenning is in the basement bunker, and says the neonates here are down there with her. But, she thinks Miss Pol is still up here.”“Amanda?” Isabella groaned as she leaned over the metal railing and looked down the. Chris continues to edit for others as well aswriting and posting his own stories.All comments are welcome as we never stop learning and improving, thankyou for taking the time to read this story, all comments will be respondedto.Please remember this story is mostly fiction with some real events in ourlives to hang the story on to and give it a base of realism.-------------------------------------------------------------------------Up to now the story has been told through Tony's eyes; it's time. "I handed Tina back her phone. "She'd rather talk to you..."They chatted for a few minutes before she hung up. "I like 'er!" Tina said.Tuesday went without a hitch. As did Wednesday. I got home, finding Tina at the front office chatting with Mizz Lillian. I walked in."So you two DID tie the knot!" she laughed. "Mizz Tina tol' me about that. You know, I didn't know about that 'seventeen' thing, or I'da tol' you myself."I sighed. "It caused us a bad day or two. But I like the solution just fine.".