The Hall took their ten percent, and I was rid of my mistake.I stuck the money in my pocket and drove down the road to the hell-and-brimestone church ...here they sold and rented young girls, run-aways and abandoned kids, homeless for whatever reasons. I had gotten a couple of good lays from them, just girls for a week or so, disposables.They had nothing I wanted, just a bunch of soft, beat-up sluts.So I had to go retail and headed for the Mall and the Doll Factory where there were always nice. You forgot to charge your phone again, didn’t you?”“…Maybe…”“As two detectives, I think we both know that when a suspect says ‘maybe’, they usually mean ‘yes’”“Right, fine, sorry, guilty as charged. But, why are you here? Looking for a booty call?”“Got a report in about a shooting in the Bradley Estate. First officer on the scene confirmed one male victim, deceased. We’ve been called in to lead”“And why, for the love of God, have we been given the case when we are off-duty? Surely there are. Other than for misleading her parents, Nevaeh's bedroom will only get used for some of her future "Quality Time" pairings with me, Carol or Ava (Nevaeh's "quality times" with Julia happen in the closet). With five of us living in our big relationship, there are quite a few pair combinations, so quite a few individual relationships to nurture.Nevaeh's permanent arrival didn't make any substantial difference to her or our sex-life as she'd been coming and going often anyway, and she'd even been. " Then I had to spend 5 minutes explaining what 'shenanigans' were. "Pick me up at 8." After giving directions, I paused to assess the situation: On my own, I had made two dates with two different guys for Friday and Saturday. And I had been de-virginized only since Wednesday. Good thing GrandMaster Sung let me take off Friday to "be respectful to my father."I didn't even notice (much!) the friendly gropes in the hallway, now. The Program had managed to accomplish that much. I was now on.