Yes, there was a jacket draped over the back of her chair and her eyes were focused on the guys hanging near the bar. "Damn it," she thought to hersel.... " Was the right couple or lady going to come up to them with a sign that read 'Yes, hotel quest and interested in passionate affair with two BI women'.It had been so many years since she had been inside a club and at the moment, she was suffering from sensory overload. The darkness of the room pierced by bright lasers and swirling spotlights,. James frowned as he closed the door behind him, and stepped closer to her."Are you okay?"Her lips parted, and her canine fangs slid down and as she held up her hand, he saw the blackness of her nails."Iris!" James snapped as he grabbed her wrists. "Not here – not now!"The tone of command and authority pushed through Iris's awareness, and she blinked up at him in confusion."What?" she stammered, as a wave of fatigue rushed through her, and she slumped against James, who held her tighter to. While it wasn't a mansion or anything spectacular, we did have a rather nice yard, which I was responsible for. And so I pulled the lawn mower out from under the back porch, ripped off my shirt, tossed it on the railing, threw on the ear muffs for the noise and began mowing under the scorching sun. Even though mowing the whole lawn only took about thirty minutes, I found my mind wandering as I strolled behind the whirring hum of the motor. At sixteen and a sophomore in high school with a. Eighteen?”“Yes,” Karissa lied.“And you just found out where your brother is?”“Where he was raised. Unfortunately it seems as if he ran away.”“Like you? Sorry.”“No. I guess it’s pretty obvious. But ... my adoptive family weren’t all that nice.”“You prefer if they don’t know where you are.”“Please.”“Okay. Have you eaten?”“At the truck stop.”“If you’re hungry, there’s sandwiches in the mini-fridge just behind you.”“I guess I could eat.”“Climb over then. And if you want to rest, there’s a.