About fifteen minutes later, Dani pulled into her driveway and hopped out of her car, feeling like a million bucks. She was a bit surprised to see Mar...’s car in the garage, but that was all for the better. It meant she could start fucking him right away. ‘How was your appointment, dear?’ Mark asked. He was hunched over his computer in the office, typing away on some dumb thing that he probably had to do for work. ‘Oh, it was, like, totes awesome!’ Dani said. ‘I thought you had to work,. “I was chatting to one of the staff while you were galivanting on the beach,” he started.“You mean when you weren’t spying on me.”“Spying is such a harsh word. I prefer stalking you.”“I know you do, you pervert! I’m your sister and don’t you forget it.”He leant across the table and whispered, “Fuck. You.”I leant over and whispered back, “Yes. Please.”Then I carried on, “Do you want to talk about it? I think we should.”“What’s to say? It’s been inevitable really if you think about it. Last year. "Enough." Jacob's voice was quiet, but its tone sent shivers down the back of nearly everybody present. "By all that was ever worshiped on this pathetic dust ball you presume to call a planet, I said enough!"Chapter 274Jacob9:41 pm, November 5th, 20062:41 pm, November 6th, 2006 (local time)I was annoyed at the moment. No, annoyed does not begin to cover it. The upper scales for anger measurement had to be shattered by the rage going through me right now.I had to take a few minutes to remind. It’ll be fine.”“The time for making friends has come and gone.”“We are still young, Khozem. You can’t expect to become a holy man overnight. It takes years of discipline, and right now you need other people, not only me, but other friends.”“I don’t need friends.”“Well, I do. I want to have a woman friend.”“Then go out and get one. Why bother me about it?”“What is bothering you? Get up. Get up now.”She pulled at his arms, but he just lay there numb. She let out tears.“It’s a long road,” Khozem.