“No one has ever treated me like this,” she moaned as she gobbled him down.“That’s because no one has ever loved you as much as me,” he repl...ed as he tugged her hair just the way she liked.That night they did not dream, instead, they had a collective nightmare ... and it began like this... It was early morning and Alarec, Ruth and Li Na were mucking out stalls at the cult’s stables. It was a duty every priest drew once a week. Kopi was standing at the stable’s entrance dressed in a pristine. Do you know it?" No," I lied."It's a hangout for t-girls. Dancing, drinking, a bit of fondling in thetoilets. Lots of mirrors. T-girls just love mirrors, don't they Penny?"Penny nodded."The four of us went in there. There was a t-girl sitting on a stool atthe end of the bar. All on her own. Looked like she had no friends.Betty no-mates. So I went over and started talking to her. It was Penny.The rest is, as they say, history."I wrote a few things down."It's true," said Penny. "I had no friends.. It didn't take long before everyone was in swimsuits, splashing around in the pool -- well, everyone but Shae. She was wearing a spectacular string bikini that somehow emphasized her height even more, but she gave the pool a pass to keep a close eye on Sergei and Milla in a small plastic wading pool, while the rest of the adults splashed in the bigger pool. Vicky still felt herself heavy enough that she would have preferred to wear a one-piece swimsuit in most semi-public circumstances. "I need to talk to you about something." He looked up at her, annoyed."Yeah, what is it?" Do you remember one of the guys from the meeting yesterday? Purple shirt and tie?" Peter shook his head and muttered to himself."Are you asking me if I remember Don, the President of the group we're trying to merge with?" Her face turned red from embarrassment."Yes, yeah, that was him. Well last night he came to my hotel room with wine. I think he was trying to proposition me or something." Peter paused.