"She took my hand. "Sure."We went up the staircase and I told her to wait on the landing while I went inside. There was enough light from the porch li...ht for me to see to turn on the work lights they had set up. It didn't look the same as it would with regular lighting, with the bright spots and shadows, but there was plenty of light to give us an idea of the setup.I went back to the landing and took Jill by the hand."They haven't painted anything yet, but most of the walls are up."We went. ‘Hi.’ She nudged me back. ‘Hi yourself. Find anything interesting out there today?’ ‘DR says he needs to do more analysis on the big rock. He and I are going into the business of secretly moving high value boulders. That’s why you are here. This gold thing can’t be put off and I am between a rock and hard place, schoolwise. ‘I suppose you want special credit for punning me?’ ‘The real story is that I am at your mercy. You can get me to promise almost anything right now.’ She chuckled and waved. Then I stopped to help you. As a result, I went through some severe pain and what I fervently hope will turn out to be the worst scare I’ll ever have. That’s the negative side. On the positive side, I’m no longer a slave to a constricting daily routine, I’m going to be famous, I found that I could fall in love again, and best of all the man I’ve fallen in love with just told me that he’s in love with me. Some punishment.” “That’s not what I was talking about.” “I know. What I’m saying is that. No matter how much the seven topless women distracted him with their gorgeous bodies, and they were fucking gorgeous, Azamel’s final words crept up into his mind.No wonder depressed people started drinking. There was one thing alcohol was really good at, and that was turning you into a moron where your brain jumped on impulse thoughts, instead of spiraling down neurotic thoughts; usually. And considering where Jack’s neurotic thoughts were taking him, he wanted to get drunk and leave them.