But whenhe did, he couldn't find him anywhere. The kid had vanished. No one hadseen him. Hell, this was a small town. Everybody knew everybody inRuski..., Kansas.So he had called the sheriff, Ted Langley in those days, and they hadsearched. They dragged the nearby pond - and that had scared his wifesenseless. They scoured every backroad in the county.Vic was gone.A thousand times, Luke had felt guilty that he had let a six-year boy goto the arcade alone. He wondered if, down deep, Tessa blamed. I stood up straight and told that lying whore to shut the fuck up. She froze I let it all out, how I knew about all her little adventures and escapades while I stayed home like a weak ass bitch and that of all the things she could not stand there and tell me she was not a cheating whore. She stood there for a moment kind of shocked that I had finally let it all out. When she snapped out of it she just looked at me and said Im leaving and headed for the bedroom. I followed her in to the bedroom. I could do that forever." Alicia explains.As if on cue the six others fly into the room. Lead by Scarlet of course they circle the two of us on the couch. Some jealousy as the look at Diamond all sprawled and lightly dripping onto Alicia's hand."Girls meet Alicia. I think you are going to like her. Diamond come here." I start the introduction.Pink of course is already on my shoulder. Diamond flies up to sit next to her. Pink giggles and wraps her arms around her. One hand going between the. .." I didn't finish since I could see in her eyes that I'd be simply repeating myself. Jane Stokes had such an intimidating way about her, even with her unbelievably young looks. I knew her company was ten years old, yet this woman could easily pass for her early twenties. I stood there, helplessly mute."And while you don't need to use this company, you very much want our consent and cooperation to be your case study."I tried to read her. Moments before I'd been sure she was going to turn me.