She pushed the cork back into the bottle of wine and carried it and the glasses into the kitchen. She put the bottle into the fridge and rinsed the gl...sses out before drying them off.Susan had just finished making a couple sandwiches when Melissa walked out of the bathroom with just a towel wrapped around herself. She walked into Susan's bedroom and came out a few moments later wearing a long night gown. Susan handed Melissa one of the sandwiches sitting on a plate. Susan turned on the TV and. ‘I was thinking about how I could talk to you privately. This is evidently what it thought I meant.’‘Yes, ‘ Frank thought. ‘The Praetor’s in our bedroom. It showed up a couple of days ago.’‘It’s in the same room with Béla?’ Jake asked, suddenly more concerned.‘Yeah, I guess it is, ‘ replied Frank. ‘Is that important?’‘No. Maybe. I don’t really know. That could be part of the reason she’s acting so weird. That thing talks to her in her head and gives her information that the rest of us don’t. ”She turned in his arms, kissing him, pressing her body against him, gyrating her hips.“Stop it,” he laughed, “or l’ll never get out.”Reluctantly she released him. “It’s always special with you but that was the best sex ever,” she said, handing him his sandwich.“Doesn’t it bother you, being spied on?”“Oh it’s only a bit of fun,” she laughed, “he’s harmless. Anyway, he must like what he’s seeing, so l suppose it’s a compliment really.”David sat on one of the kitchen chairs, pulling Heather over. ”“Nicer! Have you anything in to eat?”“Well, no.”“Then eat with me. Afterwards I’ll take you round the local shops.”The two women struck up an immediate friendship, and soon were eating with each other more often than alone. Megan said they could go shopping together, visit theatres, and attend a number of Prom concerts as the season drew to an end. They easily chatted about their work, and shared their feelings on many things, including romance, of which there was not much around for either of.