" stuttered Hunter. "I...I...I...." Thank you," said his mother, shaking her wrist as he squeezed it prettyhard. "Now this just means without makeup I...ll need to add a few layersto soften your appearance around your face, or are you going to let memake you up?" Please, mom," cried Hunter. "I don't want to be a girl, and I definitelydon't want to wear makeup." Again wayyyy to late on the first one, but let me see what I can do hereon avoiding the second one," said his mother, brushing his hair. "Madame... bon apatite." With a flourish he served pasta with a delicioussmelling sauce."Marci Masseur," I said trying to keep another bout of giggles in.Over dinner, which was amazingly tasty, he discussed his latest job. Itwas something to do with a new pipeline in Yorkshire, but I wasn't reallypaying that much attention. I preferred to look into his eyes and wonderwhat he was like to kiss."So what are your plans for the next few weeks?" His direct questioncaught me off guard."Oh... I.... People like Sygor went into one group. These were mostly my young hunters, who already knew a little about working as a unit, patrolling defensively, and how to use a firearm. Gort and Bogdi were there, as were Durt, Tonko, and Gogra. These men, plus a few others, would form my vanguard once they were properly trained. Hopefully they would prove to be enough.The second group was made up of the largest number of volunteers. They included Rugar, Kobo, Uttar, Vedic, and several of the craftsmen. " was all he could get out before he fell forward onto hisbelly still struggling weekly against the choke. He struggled foranother second and then went limp. I held on for a slow three count tomake sure that he was out then I let go and climbed off him. I realized Iwas panting as I looked around my living room. Abruptly my legs felt likenoodles and I had to grab the back of the couch to stay on my feet."Holy shit, Anna wasn't joking about the psycho ex-boyfriend," I muttered.Chris would.