Williams said you were really angry and I'm really sorry if I ruined your day."I felt sorry for the kid. He had still not looked up from his shoes and...it was rather obvious that he was telling the truth. I had overreacted yesterday and this kid had been suffering because of it."No, I'm the one who is sorry," I said. "I didn't mean to get you in trouble. I was just disappointed for not getting my paper. Say, you wouldn't want a glass of milk or something?"The kid looked at me with his green eyes. But ... but we need to go on now. I will miss him ... terribly ... but I will have you to reach for and help me to heal."Aihola slid her body lower on the bed and took Tarifa's hands in her face, tears rolling down her cheeks. "I know that now ... I do. And I will have you as well ... to help me. Will you forgive me for... ?" There is nothing to forgive Mistress." Tarifa spoke placing her finger to Aihola's lips.Aihola shook her head, "No ... not tonight my love. I just want it to be us, no. Growing up in Long Island, I knew how to play poker. I even knew how to play well enough to pretend that I couldn’t play. By the time I lost the twenty bucks I’d come in with, the guys had enough of a beer buzz to agree to a game of strip poker. My plan was to lose every hand so that I’d end up being completely naked in a room full of guys. It worked. It was so much fun watching five sex-deprived grown men drool all over themselves as I removed my tank top and fondled my hard nipples. By. Running toward the sound of gunfire? You’re not a cop! Go find Carley! I ignored my own avcice and moved to my left.A barefoot gunman was firing short bursts into the Barnes & Noble. He kept moving around, making him a difficult target, but I managed to get off a shot when he paused for a second. I saw the fabric of his jacket jump from the impact of the bullet; the shot was low and to the right, through the kidneys if I was lucky. He shrieked, dropped his rifle and clutched his at lower back.