I mean I know Madison's and that sort of thing doesn't... ' I stopped the thought momentarily. 'You had something to do with this didn't you?''Of cour...e I did. Putting a suggestion into Anne's head to say hi to a couple of guys while Bristoll was at the bar wasn't difficult, and as soon as she did it wasn't hard for me to get them to ask her to dance. Now sit back and watch Fred because I really don't think that Bristoll is going to enjoy this.'I watched along with a distinctly upset and. "Your home state is a nasty, nasty place to play baseball," he told her. "And Seattle could use a little improvement, too." Do you think the Orioles can pull out of this?" she asked."No. No, I really don't. We're trying, and nobody has quit, but we're just not getting there. The best we can hope for, I think, is to just steady-up and win a few, try to get back to .500." That's got to be disappointing." Yeah, we've had a nice string of fat years. This looks to be Paul's worst season since his. "And the lovely Christy." What the fuck happened to you?" Kyle gaped."The same thing that happened to Zane," Aaliyah called from the SUV."He's been enhanced. Burke made him a familiar," Christy shouted. "That's really not him anymore. Burke ... despoiled him." Disgust was thick in her voice."I've wanted you for so long," Braiden hissed, his eyes focused on Christy. "Once Kyle's dead, we'll finally be together."Anger burned inside Kyle. His mom was inside the house and he could hear something. “Ah, my new magic cell phone knows all. Besides, who else would call me?” I chuckled.“Oh ... you are so smart, Nico. I am calling to invite you to dinner Saturday night. It has been a long time since you’ve come here. It’s time. Please say you will be here,” she pleaded.“Of course I will. I’ll never miss a home cooked meal by you, Mama.”“Wonderful. I will have news for you when you come. See you Saturday. Don’t be late,” she said before hanging up.Huh, I thought. That was pretty abrupt for her..