She continued her piteous moaning.“Oh, playtoy, that won’t do at all, sweetling. Hush now, hush...”Pillow felt cold hands moving over her body, ...nd her moans froze in her throat.“There, there ... you won’t have to worry about that for long, sweetling...”A cold tongue licked its way across her back, leaving a clammy, slime-like trail.“A day or two, and we’ll have you, and your little friend, Nell, under the knife. Remove your vocal cords, your eyes ... remove your eardrums, sew the holes. “Well, well, well, what do we have here?” I froze the moment I heard the voice of my friend, shocked over the fact I somehow missed the sound of the door. As quick as possible I removed my hand from my privates, crossed my legs and stared at her. Clad in her nightgown now, my surprise and embarrassment was clearly visible on my face. “Oh no, please continue,” she said, a sneaky smirk plastered over her face as she crossed her arms “Don’t let me ruin your fun.” Embarrassed I buried my face in. I finished up my drink and headed for the doorway, grabbing my coat from the back of my stool. That's when I saw Ryan walking out of the washroom. He hadn't gone with the rest of his friends. I blushed again and waved at him, and headed for the door. As I was walking down the street, Ryan caught up with me...Ryan was clearly in a party mood, and very talkative as we walked along the street together. I was struggling to find any sort of meaningful things to say to him. I didn't actually know why. ‘Charlie smiled. It chilled me to see it. There was malice in that smile.’ ‘Then I let you get to your feet, take you outside, and beat the hell out of you. Your choice. Fight, or apologize.’ He had bent over, so he could look the guy in the eye. I don’t know what the guy saw in his eyes, but he practically ran out of the building.’ ‘Claire sat there amazed. Why did you do that, she asked.’ ‘Because I like you. Because you were with me, and I protect what’s mine, even if it’s in just a social.