I knew by then that she was being mischievous, so I decided to join the game. I picked up a yellow panty with floral prints, and told her that it woul... look good on her. She took a look at it, and said that it was cute, and to my wonder, she bought it. Then we roamed around a bit, ate some junk foods, and started towards home. I dropped her in front of her home, and she insisted that I came in, so, I went in, and found the door to be locked from the outside. She had the keys with her, so she. Several times over the last couple weeks she had found herself staring off into the distance, joining the elves in their lithe dances, or racing though the thigh-high grasses of a distant veldt with a herd of unicorns. And the black and purple dragon – her imagination conjured him most often. He seemed always to be with her, just behind a corner, almost out of sight, but not entirely. The ice cold water brought Melissa back to herself. Shivering as she stepped out of the shower, she mumbled. .. terrified ... that it was going to end. Jennifer was, well, the kind of girl I thought was out of my league. Even when we steady, hell even once we were engaged, I couldn't shake this feeling that it wouldn't last ... that some player would come along and..."There's that word again. And that's your baggage, isn't it, Mr. Chancey? No wonder why Jennifer's actions, though tame by my frame of reference, have hit you so hard. You thought you had the perfect life, but now you're that teenager or. Keeping to the shadows, she took possession of a seat near the window, watching as Natalie ordered a drink then made her way to a door in the rear of the building. Two heavy bouncers grinned and made way for her. She handed each some money to add to their pleasure.Several men entered the door over the next hour and occasionally emerged to purchase drinks before returning. Many others were denied passage by the two sturdy sentries. The bar closed up around midnight and Natalie had still not.