“Damien? Damien! What’s happening there? What happened?! Damien!!!!” The hassling voices on the phone were silenced soon with a loud sound of a ...unshot. A man was dead that night. __☼☼☼__ 6 Months later…Club poison Ivy was as bright as always with all the beaming Vegas lights and semi-nude strippers performing, each on their private stages. Their sexy curves swinging with the saxophone and jazz beats around the pole, looked so alluring. A man with auburn colored hair and green eyes reached to. Thad knew intellectually Vida agreed with him, and with every step he’d taken in the service of the kids’ safety.Emotionally ... that was a whole different matter.On top of that ... if the guys had actually killed the Nelson aunt – as the “Alpha-Alpha-Omega” seemed to indicate – things were going to get even uglier. He expected attempts on his life, Kjirsten’s as well ... Vida and the rest of his family didn’t need to be anywhere near him.Riding in the back of the car, watching the California. I need to get closer to him. I almost lost him too. I was so prepared to play Juliet's dumb ass if he did not wake up after getting shot. (Of course if he did wake up I'd be Romeo's stupid ass ;). But I am ovulating. The doctor said since the zygote was young I should be on my regular cycle. I'm on my third week."It won't be the same." I sigh, knowing if I do have this baby I'm going to be thinking about the one that got away. I'm going to be needing therapy."Yes it will. Unless it wasn't. While we were dating, she introduced me to two of the guys she'd been 'dating' (fucking!); two younger black guys---Larry, and Jacques. She and I ran into Larry one evening while out for dinner, and he swerved over to our table, smiling happily as he made his way. Seeing the way they greeted each other made me feel butterflies in my stomach, because it was obvious that they shared a more-than-passing acquaintance that definitely indicated a sexual intimacy.She stood up and she and Larry.