I was debating if I wanted to talk to him when he got home or wait until tonight. Our daughter doesn’t really nap, just plays in her room and I didn...��t want her to hear our convo or keep interrupting us for various reasons. On the other hand, I wanted to get this over with and I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to finish our conversation. He had to work again tomorrow and Sunday and on Monday school started. I didn’t want this hanging over our heads and to deal with it in short bursts. Harry and Lew laughed."Don't you worry about these lugs here," said Meg. "They've been closing their eyes to a lot of Cuban cigars that are sold downtown. It seems a lot of officers enjoy their own little bit of contraband."Harry and Lew laughed again. "It's damn good beer, though," said Harry.Lew finished his, and though he looked longingly at the steaks, he declined an invite to stay, saying he had to find out who was going to claim the stalker. See if he was willing to talk yet. After. Suppressed only by her sanity.She entered through the double doors, waiting for the light...Then wishing it would blink back into nothing.In the middle of the pool, a mass of slithering arms, slimy teeth and monstrous jaws splayed out and over the edges of the water. The creature turned, large teardrop-shaped eyes boring into her soul as she took in the thing in all its enormity, unable to understand what she was seeing.Alexis managed to turn, looking and losing sight of Valerie in her terror.. I looked up to the most welcome sight I’d seen all day: a guy with a warm smile offering to help me with my boxes. Together we moved the last of them quickly and by the time we were finished, I was almost in a good mood. Almost. ‘Right,’ he said, as we placed the last couple of boxes on the floor. ‘Now for the important thing.’ And he turned to me and hugged me, knowing it was what I needed most. Now I was in a good mood. I gave myself over to his arms around my neck, and put my own on his back.