When I returned with an armload, she had comforters and pillows all laid out before the fireplace, waiting. I smiled and lit the fire without a hitch....Then we settled in and waited for the heat. She snuggled close to me as we stared into the flames.We drank some more wine, talked into the night, and dozed off in the blankets. I awoke suddenly and it was still dark outside. I looked down to see that Heather had backed into me, snuggled up in my arms. We were quite warm from the fire and she felt. It all helped the deception, and as I made two very good friends that way due to Steve's hunger for chemical thrills, I wasn't complaining. Anyway, I couldn't resist Steve urging me to get high with her for long, and the first few times were truly awesome.We must have been mad to mix powerful black microdots of acid with methedrine. Madder still to do the cocktail in a small locked cell, but with Steve, it somehow made perfect sense. In the timeless depth of a tripped out night, just a little. As far as I can tell, all those white faces are female.Everyone stopped talking and stared when we got out of the car and headed for one of the many empty tables. The staring grew more intense when the kids got a closer look at the way Tracy and Riley are dressed.I chose a table near the far edge of the patio near the drop off in order to be out of sight of anyone inside the little building. I gave Riley some cash and told her and Tracy to get me a couple of burgers and a Coke and to order. ’ ‘You want to socialize?’ he asked. ‘Pfft. You don’t like people any more than I do.’ ‘Not much.’ he admitted. ‘I like Halloween. And parties. Especially if it’s people we know.’ ‘You like the idea of everyone in costumes, junk food, and getting drunk.’ Eric countered. Anna shrugged. ‘Yeah. So… what are we doing for Halloween?’ ‘It’s the thirtieth. That’s… what, Friday? Bound to be parties. You could call around, see what’s happening. Or invite some people over – tell them to bring alcohol.’.