"I got drunk last night, went to the bar we met, drowned myself in Long Island Iced Teas. I rarely glanced at the bar where the mating rituals thrived...until after my third I met Debra's eyes." Who's Debra?" Marta asked, studying Joe's face, a gentle, unconcerned smile on hers."She's a secretary at the firm. Her and Laura, they're roommates and Laura's our receptionist, participated in the rites of mating at the bar, at least Laura did. She's this thin blonde model type, the kind the predatory. Tears of outrage and fear, but also tears of defiance and hate toward those who planned and carried out this rape of our lives... The echoes of a shotgun blast jerk me back to my immediate surroundings, and prompt a curse at my inablity to maintain a constant vigil in my icy perch. My throne consists of a single board placed across two convenient limbs about twelve feet up in a denuded oak. My coat, though somewhat ragged now, is of heavy gray wool as are my leggings, which serve to soften the. My anger soon subsided and was replaced by a strange kind of fear I had never experienced before. Adrenaline still pumped through my body and made me shiver. A few hundred yards down the road I found a wooden bench and sat down, cradling my head in my hands and sobbing like a little girl. I could feel the chill night air brushing against my bared thighs. Couples walked past, talking in low voices, but I did not dare look up in case they were talking about the sorry mess sitting on the park. She was not intimidated and seemed to know where to go.While he traveled with Cara, who also always seemed to know where to go and what to do, it was different with her. Tanya always wanted to know his opinion, and never for a moment forgot Partner. This was perhaps one of the biggest reasons he had fallen in love with her. While she was not psionically connected to the big beast, Roy knew his four-legged friend liked her a lot.They had reached an immense hall like place, with the usual white.