”“Awesome!” Claire took Olivia’s number and then, noticing that a line was forming at the register, excused herself and went back to work.* * ...Late Thursday afternoon Annalise had just returned from her volunteer shift at the local food bank and sat down to watch some TV when there was a knock at the door. Her feet were tired and she had left the door unlocked, so she just said “It’s open,” wondering who might be calling on her; she wasn’t expecting anyone.The door swung open, and in walked. The plane was too high to distinguish anything on the surface except the glittering reflection of the sun, spreading its rays like liquid gold on the flat, unending surface. Turning his head away from the window, Mark thought again of the deal he'd made with the drive-in owner.He'd made a good impression on George Stewart, he knew that. Maybe that had been the reason he'd gotten such a good deal. Stewart had even arranged, with a banker friend of his, to smooth the way for Mark's getting a loan. Amy must have gotten jealous of all the attention because she took her top off too. Amy and Kat touched each other’s tits, laughed, drank their beers. “John, you thinking what I’m thinking?” Justin asked. I was concentrating on the two sets of tits in front of me so I didn’t respond.Amy came over and straddled Justin's lap. She whispered something in his ear and then they went down to the forward cabin. Kat was staring at me, so I took the last swig of my beer, threw the bottle in the trash,. The Law of Secrecy and the current Council are still in their infancy by comparison, but a necessary step to ensure we aren’t wiped out.”I shook my head. “But what about Freedom of Religion here in America?” I asked. “Wouldn’t we be protected under that?”“Are you kidding?” he snorted. “Do you really believe individuals will stand by and let us practice Magic openly even here?” he shook his head. “No, in fact, we know about two factions who are dead set on making sure we go the way of the.