Ken arrived at just after 3pm, and was impressed with the workmanship, and more so Celia whom until that he had never met. Barry coming out from the ...orkshop, had a few words with Ken who for some reason did not seem inclined to leave quickly, the tall blonde and shapely Celia, being scanned and carefully included by Ken in the conversation. Barbera then arrived with the k**s in tow, collected from the school, and soon Ken left, the moment having passed. Late Friday night on his return from. “You, though, you’re a lot of fun. A little brooding, weird, and jaded, but that just gives you an ... edge, you know! Anyway, call me Jessica. I insist, since I should be on a first name basis with a man I just groped! That can be our little secret, if you’re okay with that,” Jessica urged me as she leaned over and gave me a soft, sweet kiss to my lips.“Is ... Abigail in on this, too?” I asked her now.“What do you think, babe? Of course she is! She’s practically the ringleader! Face it, honey,. "Iris opened her mouth to ask what she meant, but Trudy gave her hand a quick squeeze. "We will talk later – you and I – but do not betray your ignorance of our kind, especially not to strangers." she warned in a soft voice.It was a conversation that in the end they never had.The morning drifted on with the three women taking it in turns to sit by her father's bed, and give him some of their blood.It was as the nurse had promised though, and it began to pay real dividends, as her father's. ‘Get down from the window.’ I began to chip away at the stone holding the bars. I had considered trying to take out the watchers but the odds weren’t good and I still couldn’t swear they were the bad guys. I froze when I saw the group slinking down the street. Anyone wearing hoods is up to no good and a coward to boot. The instant they disappeared I grasped the two bars I had loosened and pulled. They came free. Unfortunately I pulled too hard and the boxes went out from under me, dumping me.