‘Hi guys,’ she said. ‘What’s up?’ They stood awkwardly for a moment, then Chris swallowed and spoke first. ‘Well, uh, Christi, we were won...ering… We were going to go shopping, uh, over at the mall, and, ummm, we were wondering if you might… you know … might want to come along.’ ‘You’re going to the mall,’ Christi said flatly. ‘You’re going shopping.’ ‘Uh, yeah. Do you want to come?’ Chris said. Albert looked like he was almost ready to choke. ‘Shopping for clothes?’ ‘Yeah. We thought we’d buy. ’ ‘Dat Daniel Matthews?’ asks a deep Russian voice through my right earpiece. ‘Speaking,’ I reply, cheerfully. ‘Mr Matthews, vu don’t know me but mine name’s Bogdan-‘ ‘-Kollikov, I slightly knew your brother, Benny.’ ‘Ah, zen you know vot dis call’s about, da?’ ‘I guess so, but why not explain it to me anyway?’ ‘Mine brudder’s property… is mine.’ ‘Not so. I’ve paid for it in pain and time served, excepting certain provisions I’ve made for his immediate family.’ ‘Ah, yes, da ‘nonymous donation. More than anything, they look perfectly normal. The man’s footsteps grow fainter. He’s walking towards the balcony. Some men can’t wait to see me, naked in the cage. It’s like Christmas. Other men, they want to breathe first, take a good lay of the land. Some men don’t even come into the room. I’m a little cold, but it’s nothing I haven’t become used to. Ever since becoming my mistress’s slave, I haven’t had the opportunity to wear that many clothes. In fact, there’s really only two pieces of. We must have slept for an eternity, or so it felt, because I awoke to a good season or so ahead of what we had watched. We would have to circle back and not just for Jessica’s benefit. I really got back into the Walking Dead and so did Rick from the way I could tell, even if we all joked that the love triangle should have just become a throuple.“Oh, damn, what time is it? We’ve definitely overslept! Father Clay is likely rather worried, if none of the others. He’s the new priest and doesn’t.