“Besides, if they wanted to know, they would have asked.”She nodded and a soft smile creased her lips. “You said you live South of UTA. Are you ... student?”I nodded. “I’m almost finished with my first semester,” I said and couldn’t find any purchase to scratch my legs. I really didn’t want to have to take off my pants like this. What had Shondra done to me?Ella watched me squirm. Her smile grew too, almost like she knew something that I wasn’t going to like. “Your first semester?” she asked.. ‘Stop, God damn it,’ Brick yelled, grabbing Niko’s arm from behind. ‘What’s going on?’ ‘It’s Camille,’ Niko said, panting. ‘She got upset and ran off.’ ‘Fucking women,’ Brick muttered. ‘Ain’t she got a brain? I told you idiots not to wander off. The whole place is wired to blow.’ ‘I know, God damn it! Why do you think I’m going after her?’ ‘Christ, let’s go–‘ An explosion rocked the mountain, sending a plume of debris and smoke over the trees. Niko flinched, staggering back a step as he looked. “I can get along with being outnumbered, I’ll always stick up for myself. I can go with being naked too, if that’s how things are to be. But I’m not going to suffer at a disadvantage,” I said, looking directly at Johnny-come-lately. Unsure of how to play the game Asok remained silent, but Skipper remained in control.“What if I offered a trade-off that suited all parties?” he suggested. I indicated that he should continue. “I’ve not made a secret of the fact that I’ve been trying to relieve you. "Callie laughed. "No he knows I'm already seeing someone."Amber narrowed her eyes. "Oh really? Well then you should probably let him see you with your boyfriend, otherwise he'll just assume you're making it all up. I know David."Callie hesitated to answer. "Yeah I may just do that. Well I gotta get to work. See you around."Amber watched Callie walk away feeling she wanted to burst out and laugh hysterically. Callie was definitely involved with her brother. Now Amber had to just play a few mind.