For if he was not dead, he knew he was still a prisoner. ‘Nay, you are healing.’ Isobel kissed his temple as he drifted back to sleep, and began t... hum a lullaby from her childhood. It wasn’t so much for him, as for herself that she allowed the gentle sounds her mother had made soothe her own soul as she wept for the man in her arms. A warrior was not a warrior if he could not see to fight, to defend. Her brother had delivered a punishment, a show of his cruelty far worse than she had ever. " I replied."She needs to be reminded that there is a man in the house and this isn't acceptable." She said sternly."Just talk with her honey, I'm sure she will do whatever you ask of her. She's an A+ student and a great girl." I stated seriously.That was close, too close. I was so glad we didn't get caught, I was a little freaked out for a few days. Lana had a long talk with Rachel and things seemed Ok after that. Rachel was a little more reserved and backed off a lot. The next few weeks. "Oh my god. What a song to play on our last day on Earth huh?" Laura asked.Alex nodded. "Yeah really." He took off his coat and sat on the couch and looked around. He'd been in Laura's apartment many times.Laura stepped away from the balcony and removed her long gray coat. She wore a tight black sweater that showed off her breasts and a black and white plaid skirt with knee high black boots. Alex gulped and tried to stop his heart from racing."So what are your plans for the end of the world?". I made sure I had plenty of extra padding with me. I definitely didn't want a cherry liqueur-scented saddlebag.I got back home after a short but pleasant ride wondering if I was biting off more than I could chew. I had enough cherries to try a second batch if the first didn't come out, but I wasn't sure I had enough time. I looked at the clock. I had time to get a first batch done and in the freezer for the requisite 4 hours if I was willing to stay up a little late.Step one was pitting the.