Just out of interest, you know?”He chuckled and I furrowed my brow. “What?”“Nothing. I just take it that since you’re asking me about the pu...lic companies, you haven’t looked at the last page yet.”As I flipped to the last page I said, “No, why, what’s on the last—No way!”I could hear the smile in his voice as he said, “I believe the appropriate response is Yes way.”“But ... I mean ... No fucking way.” I looked up at him. “Sorry. I just...”“Surprised?”“Shocked is more like it. How can I own...”. Once the glasses are back on the table, Dakota turns to Elle. “Well, you ready, little sister?”“Oh, I’ve been ready all day.” The two lean in close, and, in a shot of their faces, share a long, tongue-heavy kiss.Their cousins, meanwhile, watch them do this, with an expression like deer in the headlights on their faces, Autumn even mouthing, “What the fuck…”“Okay,” Elle says seductively, “your turn.”“Uh, wait, what?” Willow stammers.“You two kiss now,” Dakota says.“W-wait, I am not going to kiss. So where does this leave us?" sheposed.Mandy shrugged her shoulders."You really want to go to this party, don't you?" said Emma.Mandy looked at Emma hopefully. "Yeah, I really do," she said."Then I suppose there's no harm."Mandy threw her arms around Emma's neck. "Oh, thank you! Thank you so much,Em!" But I don't think you should stay very late. You still need to be careful.I just don't want anything awful to happen," Emma said when Mandy seemedabout to argue the point yet again."How late?". .. STEP)Cassie staggers back. Shoes rap against tile floor. She whimpers and stares into the illusionary distance. "Wake up ... wake up ... I have to WAKE UP!"(STEP ... STEP ... STEP)From the mist, a dark shape takes form. Cassie bites her lip hard to quell a scream and flees in the other direction. She plunges into the mist and shrieks when darkness envelops her. She runs blind into the dark, reaching out with her hands on either side to reassure her that something is still there. A wall, a.