”“I think they’re there,” Ilzik sent. “The ... doorway is moving slightly.I looked through a set of high powered binoculars aided by my enha...ced Mage vision but could see nothing. Still, I trusted Ilzik implicitly and if he said it had moved, it had moved. It was then that the door snapped open and shut revealing the structure to actually be some sort of creature as it burst into action amongst Alice’s team. Limbs suddenly unfolded, extending from what we’d assumed were walls, as the thing spat. ” I said politely and she led me back to the mower in the front yard. She kicked it with her foot and stood there with her hands on her hips. “I’ve been trying to start it since you got here. I’ve just about pulled my arm off. It’s got gas, the valve is open thank you very much and I don’t think I flooded it. Why won’t it start?” She spat out with a bit of venom. I checked the choke and throttle settings, I peeked at the stopcock valve while pretending to look at something. John had turned her on, just like flipping a switch. She was spun around on her heels yet again and John’s lips were on hers before she knew it. April came back to her senses in time to feel herself being sat down. She was turned and sat on the table, leaving her legs dangling over the edge. They kissed again and this time she reciprocated, weaving her fingers through his hair and pushing for his tongue with her own. April’s hands groped at his body, feeling the tension of his muscles and her. The jacket hid some of that so that she wouldn’t be thrown out of the building right away. As she drove to work Miriam finally had the time to consider a few things. She was a little worried about how engaged she had become to this novel. She was no stranger to getting lost in a good book but to feel an actual need to read it? No, that was unprecedented. But going over her memories like that also brought back what she had read. A deep breath kept her from squirming, or clenching her thighs.