"They sat in silence for a few minutes. Other than getting his blood sucked by a vampire Danny didn't think he had a lot in common with these two.Fort...nately he didn't have long to wait as Sylvia and Christian emerged from the back office. There was no sign of Anita."Got a job for you Sharon," said Christian. "There's a nightclub called the House of Pain. I've had word that Damon is there." Sharon seemed surprised at the mention of that name. "Take Sylvia's boy with you," added the vampire,. I hope you have a few minutes. I need to talk to you and I’d like you to get to know Ladd better. I really like him and he likes me too,” Lilly Beth said as she rushed into her dad’s arms.“He sure seems to be a special young man, Lilly Beth. I like him and I like his older brother, Jud too. If you and Lee Yu don’t hurt your boys, they may just be the ones to tame you both down a bit,” Eli told her and she laughed.“I may not want to be tamed, Dad. I have always wanted to be a little wild and. I will pull it inside out of sight. I suggest you turn your cell off too. I have already had a dozen calls from different news agencies looking for you. Seems you're a hero again. The Governor has already had one news conference this morning naming you and the State Police the heroes of the hour for finding all those children. The radio room has been swamped with reporters trying to get to see you. My wife said they are pulling their hair out with all the calls already this morning." Thanks for. Though the path was barely ten feet long, it seemed a mile long as Mary moved slowly down, heading for the platform.?Maybe this is a rehearsal? Mary told herself. ?like they rehearse weddings the day before?. But Mary knew it was no rehearsal, this would be a one time starring role for her. she knew there would be no reprieve, that chance had already gone, and the Governor had told her that there would be no stay.Although the platform was only nine feet off the ground, there were thirteen steps.