If the subject came up, I was sure Cindi would start it.Elyse came into the kitchen with the Sunday paper that she’d retrieved from the front porch....She handed it to me and I took the front section and the comics, as I usually did and then others took sections to read. Elyse started making breakfast for herself and Eduardo who walked in a moment later.“What’s the deal with the newspapers shoved into the cowboy boots by the door?” Elyse wondered.“Well, it IS cold walking outside and it helps. " Whatever it takes, Steve, whatever it takes."When I went back to the bedroom, Sue was sitting up with a concerned look on her face. The clock on the headboard now said quarter to six.I explained what the deal was as I crawled into bed to give her a kiss this first morning of our marriage, the first morning of our new life.She said, "I guess we better get going. It's going to be a great way to start our new life, our marriage, our partnership."I started coffee, we showered, and dressed in our. Glob,? Sailor Mercury gagged as long strands of spunk slowly dribbled from her chin as the tentacle pulled out of her mouth. ?Don’t hog her mouth,? two other demons spoke as they shot out smaller tentacles. ?Argghh,? the woman groaned miserably as two small tentacles started to rub against her front teeth like a toothbrush while two thicker tentacles rubbed against her tongue. The tentacles on her teeth quickly retracted as the two tentacles on her tongue snaked into her mouth. Jake bought them jump-ropes. They started training at 6:00 am and Jake tried to end their workouts with twenty to thirty minutes of hand-to-hand combat. He borrowed from boxing, wrestling, and the martial arts. His former life had included a few years of both jujitsu and karate instruction. He had boxed in unit competitions while assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and had taught unarmed combat at the Special Warfare School. Jake’s theory on fighting style was simple. Know enough so that you.