As though it could stop a bullet, thought Nina, bitterly. They say he reloaded three times before the police shot him down. All those children. A deca...e of love and life went into each one. It only took one lunatic and one gun to destroy all of that, and he did it so quickly. Were all so fragile. Everything is so fragile. Love and laughter and friendship and all those forces that I thought were so strong – none of them will survive if some idiot shoots them because his mom finally evicted him. ” Avery just smiled at me, that beautiful, perfect smile. She got out of my bed, and went back up to her floor to shower and get dressed. She and I both had classes, so I showered in the boy’s bathroom, her in the girl’s. Classes were uneventful that day. I had a hard time keeping my focus on the professors, instead my mind kept wandering to Avery. I don’t remember a single word of what the professors had said, and honestly, I didn’t care. I was happy beyond belief, and I must have walked. Lowenstein to speak with me in the commons.”As Kit left, Harry patted his lap.“Thank you, Princess. Feel like a cuddle?”The two of them were in the hazy area between ‘cuddle’ and ‘making out’ when Kit returned.“Yes?” Harry said.“Dr. Lowenstein says tomorrow afternoon at 3. Is that acceptable?”“Very. I’ll see her then.”As Kit left to relay the message, Harry said, “Come with me, darling. Daddy’s pretty sure we can get in some playtime before supper.”Esther took his hand, grinning as they headed. His teeth gently held it captive, letting his tongue rub over it.He moved to the other one, letting his thumb take up where his tongue let off. He wet her shirt, leaving moist cloth where his mouth had sucked on her. His teeth gently pulling on the new nipple. His thumb twirling unrelentlessly on her right nipple. Her hips arched off the bed, her hands trapped in his hair, pulling Luke's head to her,She let his head go and started to tug at his shirt. She pulled and groaned her frustration. She.