"Damn this house is a pigsty! I'm tired of having to always clean it up. I wish for once Jessica would have some decency and clean up a little. That's...what I get for marrying a spoiled brat."He was starting to clean up when the doorbell rang. "Hmm maybe Jessica decided to come back home." Nick said out loud and rushed to answer the door. When he opened the door, it wasn't Jessica, but Ashlee, Jessica's sister at the door. She stood wearing a sexy white skirt and a little blue and white crop top. " Oh don't worry about that!" Bridget had assured the teen. "If half the self proclaimed 'pros' were as good as you are, I'd be a happy girl."Bridget was a studio musician, often filling in for people when they needed a flute player. She was extremely talented, but really didn't like working with just anybody. It paid the bills though, so she didn't complain too much. Or too loudly.Cindy had been in dream land. Sure, she'd been playing with Fionna almost every day (in more ways than one), and. The woman's amber eyes seemed to glow faintly as she looked down at the girl. "Don't worry, he has an appointment with my people in a few years. Lung cancer's a particularly nasty way to go; slow and painful."Siobhan knew who the woman was referring to, and she felt satisfied. Sooner would have been better, but...She took Demie's hand. "Where are we going?"---Today...Wednesday evening rolled around and Demie hadn't come home after going off with her friend Hepzibah the previous night. She did. Over." Hand 6, Hand 5. Go." Hand 5, Hand 6. Do you have any illumination rounds for those mortars? Over." Hand 6, Hand 5. Yes. We can have some in the air shortly. Be advised, however, that those are in short supply. Over." Hand 5, Hand 6. Two or three rounds fired over time should give them enough time to check on the status of the enemy. Warn them before you begin. Out." I heard something going out over the air on our push in a language that wasn't Thai shortly after that. It was followed.