I realized it was the price one needed to pay for the benefit of enjoying all that beauty.“Maybe you had better stay over tonight. The roads might b... very slippery,” I said.“Oh sure, you would like that, wouldn’t you,” Angie replied.“I’m just saying. I’m only thinking about you safety.”“I’m sure you are,” she said, giving me a look that made me want her to stay even more.“It just so happens that I don’t have anything planned for tomorrow. Why don’t you stoke up the fire and I’ll get cleaned up.. Honi followed the Hostess into the large windowless room where they'd left Steph earlier. “This is the training room, as you may recall,” the Hostess explained. The room contained oddly shaped wooden benches. Stephanie, who she knew, and the dark haired Helen, who she had seen before with the Malamute, were chatting and lazing naked on the benches, oblivious to the new comers or the fact they were naked. Stephanie was saying, “Honestly Hels! I bet it will be at the next event!” but she stopped. That is punishment enough.’ Tom returned to stand beside Shona. Caps wiped his handkerchief across his forehead and said, ‘Well Tom, it will be interesting having you around here. Welcome aboard. I’m placing you on a base salary of forty thousand. The more productive you become the higher will go your salary.’ ‘Thanks Caps no hard feelings. I won’t shake hands because gays have weak wrists.’ ‘What’s this about being gay? I’m married with a kid and Ben has gotten the woman he lives with. He also asked me what my favorite 2 colors were and I said white and lime green. He asked for anything about me and I told him anything he wanted to know and my mom couldn’t believe me that Justin had signed me to play guitar for him. But I showed her his number and called it and she talked with him. When Justin talked to me on the phone he asked if I was still near my mom and I said no and he started apologizing how he did that to me the other night and that he was gay and didn’t have to play.