"I'm afraid we've really got you on the run." Oh, well, somebody's got to do it, and I do enjoy it. But I really want to spend some time with Heather ...nd get into the design side more. I think the next week or so will settle down some. I'm really still reacting to the first craze." I saw you on TV last week when I was in Chicago," Jim said. He and Denise had come for the meeting."Oh, that morning show. What a bunch of macho pigs those guys were. They don't come over that way on camera, but as. " she whines meekly. "Please..."He smirks. "Please what?" he prods. It's slower now. He can feel the sheen of sweat on his back. He laps up a few tiny beads from her forehead. He finds her dark eyes with his. "Please what, Bela?"She grips his forearms. "Please, Sam," she husks. "More..." Mmm," he teases, picking up the pace just slightly. "More of this?" he asks, things leisurely and casual. He watches her eyes widen and close, sees the way she nibbles at her lower lip.He can see she's getting. "We just heard about your problems with Ed thismorning. Is everything OK?" It is now. The police just left. They've talked to Ed and heassured them that he wouldn't bother me any more. Come in and I'llfill you in on the details." The two women followed Cindy into Jack'sapartment. "Jill, this is Jennifer and Marsha. They're two of myfriends from work. They helped me the night that I broke up with Ed.This is my neighbor, Jill Washington. Jill was a lifesaver thismorning when Ed was chasing. “They went right through, I think. They damaged my wings in back. It hurts to move them.”Jake looked up at her wings. They almost surrounded him, one on each side wrapped around behind him. There were holes in the almost transparent flesh of her left wing where several bullets had shredded it as he’d jerked the gun away from her torso.He pulled Béla up against him and peered down behind her shoulders. Her back was bloody, as well, and there were several bits of bone and cartilage sticking out,.