She blames herself for walking toward the cat's hiding place when we could have waited and yelled, but the searchers might have gone the wrong way. Sh... insisted that she had a right to watch over me and protect me in the hospital and she told her parents that she would kill herself if they didn't let her. I don't know if you've ever seen her when she is that angry, but I think if she ever got that angry at me, I would rather face the cat."I laugh with him then, but he soon becomes serious. "She..." She talks, yes. Your name is Ve?" Menolly smiled again. The Red Thing nodded slowly. "That's a good name. A very good..." What the HELL is she? Tell me!"Ve's eyes shifted over Menolly's head. They seemed to change again. Soften, maybe. Menolly closed her own eyes, tired. Was there a connection between these two? Yes. Of course. Damn it. Why wasn't Violet here..."Jeff ... you died."Eyes opening, she turned to him, trusting the creature enough to ignore her for now. She saw Jeff,. ”“What if I slip up?”“You die.”He knew I wasn’t bluffing. Knew that I’d never forget. I could see that understanding as clear as his hate.I pulled a set of clothes and a bar of soap from my pack, then unlocked the handcuff for the first time since I put it on him, looking at the torn skin underneath. It would heal – but he’d always have those scars.“Get cleaned up and get dressed. We’ll go get something to eat and get you settled into your new home. We have an abandoned hotel. Even has. “No, not at all, what makes you think I have a problem with you being bisexual” I asked.“Well I thought you wouldn’t like it if you knew I fantasized about other women.”“Well would you like to find out if you are bisexual or not with me and my sister” Claire said licking her lips.“Erm…I have a boyfriend” Kirsty replied“Oh I’m sure he won’t mind if you fuck another girl…..will you” Claire said looking at me.“Err…….no” I said nervously, wondering if it was the right answer to say.“Come on, it’ll.