"Vanessa, and don't mention it. So if your people exiled you, where will you go?" Vanessa inquired."You saved my life, so to show my gratitude I'm you... lifetime companion," Alexis grinned.Vanessa looked her up and down in amazement and pinched herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming. "So, what does having you as a companion mean? Do you grant wishes, protect me, help me find love, or whatever?" All of the above and more if you like," Alexis said with a sultry voice while biting her lip.. They're a fairly normal Christian church; assuch things go, except for one small detail. They take that line ingenesis about how Adam was made 'in the image of God' to mean that thebasic human form is what gives you a soul, and that having animalisticfeatures means you DON'T have one. Fucking wankers, the lot of 'em."Davies spoke up. "And this guy is one of their Deacons, and is headinga D.O.D. Black Box on MORFS, according to your father."Malcolm scowled. "Right, well, if we're looking for. Stacey?“Hello Stace how’s it going ... Thanksgiving ... I’m not sure ... no ... I might have something going not sure...” We talked for some minutes. The pressure was on. The Carters, the other Carters, needed me to make their day. Could I do it, be around Jenna knowing what I knew, doubtful. I wasn’t into faking having a good time, and that’s what I would be doing if I accepted the invite.Problem for me was, there were really two: one, that I had no one to be my anchor and support me per my. However, there had been a thunderstorm that afternoon, the humidity had gone back down to tolerable levels and the patio was packed. Most of the guests had finished supper and those that stayed for after-dinner drinks preferred to be outside; the dining room did not have air conditioning.Because of that, Mélanie was having an easy night of it because Aelwen and Jenny were doing the tables outside while Bess was looking after the dining room tables. The only customers at the bar were Farley Gee.