‘Bullshit.’ I said. ‘Get him or the manager out here right now.’ ‘All right, all right.’ said the manager, actually the Day Manager, comin... into the anteroom from the main part of the club. He was short and fat, his fingers stained with nicotine. ‘I’m Bruce, the day manager here. I handle the nuts and bolts of running the place for Butch Harmony, the overall Manager. What can I do for you officers?’ ‘I want to speak to Reynolds.’ I said. ‘Your guys talked to him the other day.’ said Bruce. ‘And. And, well, you’ve got that thing going on, the whole ‘I smile a lot and I’m a powerful seductress, but I’m secretly depressed’ thing going on. Maybe hanging out here for a while will help.”For all the ancient elder’s self control, he managed to earn a proper laugh out of her, complete with a cough of surprise.“You, little Ventrue, are a delectable, and dangerously discerning individual. You are nothing like your mother.”He grinned at her. She was only half right. He got his dad’s brain, sure,. Ben held and caressed her sweet ass as he listened to her words. "You'll never be lonely again. I'll take care of my girl," he said gently kissing her."Mmm, I liked that. I'm your girl now?" You will be tonight, but I still wanta call you Mom, when we do it." I know! It makes it seem dirty, but also very, very sweet. Not many boys' get the honor of loving their Mother. You're a very lucky, young man." There's only one thing that's going to suck." Ben said with sadness."What baby? Don't be sad. It was actually shallower than the one we’d crossed down where Gort’s cave was situated. I dashed across it, and then headed for the distant hills and the brush and forest covering them. Within minutes we were in amongst the trees and heading up hill, angling back towards the direction from which we’d come.It took us a bit of time to weave our way through the underbrush around the trees and then out onto the heights that over looked the valley and the land surrounding it. The whole time we.