Opening the box, I pulled out a small, 9mm handgun and an ammo clip. Punching the clip into the gun, it startled Damon and he looked down at me wide e...ed."Is this thing going to be THAT serious?" he said, staring at me a little uneasily."You never know. Besides, I have a permit, so I'm not worried about getting in trouble," I said. I put the gun back into it's case and put the case inside of my briefcase. Picking it up off the floor, I headed towards the front door with Damon behind me. We. " No!" she sobbed. "Please, Sinead, I can't." Touch me," I repeated, lowering my arse, brushing it against her knees."Please, stop, we can't, I can't, get off me!" Touch me," I said for the final time, collapsing into her lap. I busied my hands in her long, ginger locks and turned my head around to look into those beautiful eyes.Silence.Fuck, had I blown it?I felt a twitch in her hips, and then it happened."Fuck yes," she growled into my ear. Before I knew it her lips and tongue were dancing. Uh-oh, it looks like we should have taken the O R elevator, we're stacked in the hallway. They aren't supposed to do this, but they're picking up lunch trays. Here hold your chart while I go up and help them get clear. This is dangerous if there was ever an emergency." Jacob said handing Joe a clipboard.The wait was about 5 minutes as Jacob and a floor nurse directed traffic and chastised people for letting the jam up happen. It was long enough for Joe to fall asleep in the twilight of his drug. I could see perfectly well in the darkness, but I didnt crave shadows the way my lover did. I reached out and flipped the switch by the door. Nothing happened. Henri had been taking care of the household accounts since my father had died seven years before. Of course my hapless mother hadnt paid the utility bill. I doubted now that she had even managed to keep herself fed in the weeks that I had been gone. She was still alive, though. Somewhere in the darkness above me I could hear a human.