" Natalie turned to look at Ryan "Just a little hungover, nothing a cup of coffee won't fix." she said as she took a mug from the cupboard and poured ...erself some coffee from the coffee pot. After she drank some she turned back to Ryan "Also, language young man." she said to Ryan jokingly, Ryan just laughed with a mouth full of food as Natalie smiled at him afterward. After breakfast Natalie went up to the bathroom to get showered and dressed ready for the day ahead. After Kyle had finished his. His body was as still as humanly possible. He stared at Constance with complete concentration, drawn in by her words."Imagine now," she went on, "the modern age. Bright streets with people, all awake long after dark. At some point, you start to think you've made it. You can have some of it back! Those bright, smiling, familial faces, shining with scolding heat from your memory. You think it for a day, for a year, however long it takes you to realize that nothing has changed. You heard them. Devon knew that, should her block become permanent, she would forever mourn her loss. It would be worse than losing Mamó, worse than losing a child, worse than losing a limb. It would be like losing a part of her soul, and Devon didn't want to contemplate how she could live her life without it.Devon traversed the hall from bath to bedroom to find some clothes. Since she was already clean, she decided that she might as well get dressed for the evening while she was at it and save some. Waterproofmascara so his potential tears or other bodily fluids won't ruin hislascivious appearance. Thick black eyeliner and kiss proof lipstick willbe essential."The two women spent the entire afternoon shopping. By the time they weredone, Tom's credit card had been through a real workout. Helen wasdelighted the bill wouldn't arrive until after Tiffany's coming outparty. He would have no way to know the types of shops she had visited.She arrived home long after dark. There were no lights.