Where’s Jerry?” He expected him to walk through the kitchen door. “Did you show him the room?”“He’s gone, Josh.”“GONE? Gone where?”�...�He left for the station. He’s taking a train back to Cedar Grove?”Realizing that he didn’t know his brother anymore, he had counted on the old Jerry Cross coming to town and accepting what was going on at his house with his daughter. “But we’ve worked so hard to make this happen, Beth.”“He said it’s a whorehouse Josh and it’s going to ruin our neighborhood and our. As you know, the terms were for1500 points this time; the last time I lost for 1000 points and you made mepay dearly, but that was before our divorce started. You will probably getlaughed at in the office, at least in the beginning, but I cleared it withyour boss Carol, and HR (did they ever laugh). It is not against the dresscodes, and there is a policy of non-descrimination in the workplace. At aminimum, as best as I can determine, you will be paying off this wager for atleast the next 4. Do you understand?”“Yes sir,” Sarah replied.“I see my job is to get you married as soon as possible. You are not ready yet so we will have to work on that. Are you a virgin?” he asked.“What?” she said not quite understanding what he meant.“Have you ever fucked a guy?”“No,” she said not believing what he was asking.“Well, we will have to take care of that. You need to be trained on how to please a man so that a man will want you,” he explained as if it was nothing special.“No, please. I. The most powerful of gods could do nothing against it. The thing consumed good and evil with no care. The Cataclysm did have a weakness, though. If the mythics could create a crystal and pour a part of their magic into it, then the 100,000s of mythics would create a powerful beam of energy capable of overcoming any force like it. It worked, but the crystal shattered after its use. Some say it’s on purpose, and some say it is an accident from the imperfections of making it.”Shin Yi blew a puff.