’ He turned to me with the face of an actor, as if he were trying to convince me that he was taken entirely by surprise by a bizarre and unreasonabl... question. ‘What are you talking about?’ he said. ‘Paul, don’t do that to me,’ I said, honestly saddened by the childish weakness of his ploy.’ Don’t hide that way, it makes me feel ridiculous.’ He didn’t answer, only turned his face to the wall once more. For some reason it infuriated me this time. I grabbed him by the shoulder and spun him around. Then come out and lie down on the table. You can put a towel on if you like, but most men just lay down nude.”I took the shower. I thought about wanking but didn’t think I had the time. I was very much turned on by Candice and the whole situation. I embarrassingly came out of the shower nude and with a full hard on. Candice was very professional. She didn’t seem bothered that I was hard.“Why don’t you lay down on your back and I will rub your chest and legs.” I complied. She poured oil on me. They’d appeal to the female voters with her on the ticket as well.”I smiled. “And now we’re political strategists,” I said with a wink.“Hey, how cool would it be to have a sister as vice president?”“No cooler than having one who is a pharmacist, doctor, or astronaut,” I replied.“Shit! When you say that, I feel like such and underachiever,” Jeryl said with a smile.“Oh? Multi-billion dollar deals are no comparison for you?” I teased.She leaned in and gave me a kiss.“I love you,” she said just. “Normal. The only one here with an unusual creature beneath the skin, is you, Jack.”“Really? Uh, how about ... chains? Anything like chains, or something that could be tying her Beast down? Like, a binding?”“No, Jack. The creature of shadow and fog, claws and beaks, fangs and talons and feathers, the strange malleable cloud that is the Beast, is the same in her as I see in everyone. Only the ... titanic monstrosity in you, is different.” Quite verbose for the gargoyle.Frowning at him, Sándor.