“Yes, and that in more ways than one,” said Carlton.“Oh?” said Lea.“Yes, she said that she saw our man going into Pearl’s last night. I kn...w I’ve put off contacting the man, kinda giving him a chance to cool off. But, coincidentally, now that I’ve asked Jim to start looking for him since he disappeared those months ago. Well, I guess this might be a bit of luck. I mean Anna spotting him. I’ve told Jim already and he will be checking Pearl’s out soonest,” he said. “We should know something. You have already met your end. All that’s left is for you to melt in stomach. The only reason why you were able to climb into my artery is because I let you out of interest! There is nothing you can do to harm me! There is no escape for you!”“Not if I succeed where Baltoh failed,” Selene said with a maniacal grin.Michael looked at her quizzically and Baal gave a booming laugh. Like a bull lowering its horns, Selene pointed the tips of her liquid metal wings at Baal’s mouth. The mini solar. On edge. Nervous.’ ‘Oh. Well I think I got reason to. Can’t stop thinking about tonight.’ ‘Can I take your mind off it?’ I gave her a sly grin, and she looked back at me, ‘my mom’s only gonna be gone like 20 minutes. And Cara will come right down here when they get back.’ ‘Then we’ll have to be quick,’ I whispered as I kissed her. I then ran my left arm from her shoulder up and down her arm, before dropping it onto her. As we broke the kiss she looked at me lustfully, ‘damn you’re good.’ She. .." Yeah, well, maybe it's time for a little pay back." But Marianne, what they did to you..." All the more reason to see that bastard and his gang get what they have coming to them." Are you sure about this?" Asked me that again after it's all over," she smiled, not very convincingly."How much for the beer?" asked Kimmie. She had been sent into the gas/food mart to secure a case of beer. She had no money so it was either steal the beer or... The short, overweight and sloppy looking attendant.