It had to have been gradual. They would have noticed if all the steam had been sudden. She gasped in sudden worry, yanked the door open and ran out of...the room, oblivious to the display of bouncing flesh she put on.“Damn,” Tonya said, suddenly distracted as she leered after Janie’s pert behind.“Behave,” Caine said, giving her a gentle push towards the door.Tonya stopped abruptly and gave Caine a playfully defiant look. “Brats don’t behave.”Caine gave her a steady look and started reaching for. That means I could beat him again and his fat female friends. Take them all on at once - no trouble.She was still tired out after her strenuous Christmas and despite the rather cool fifty degree temperature, fell into a doze."The sleeping Beauty - wake her up Bozo!"Katie felt a dog's tongue licking her face and looked up to see John and Bozo standing next to her.She rubbed her eyes and forced herself to return to the real world. She had been dreaming and was none to pleased to have had the. ..wild horses couldn't have kept me away." I'm pleased to hear it," she said, smiling. "Jane's waiting in the nextoffice, so we need to get you ready." Ready?" I said."Yes. Please focus on my brooch and everything will become clear."Puzzled but happy to do anything to finally meet Jane, I did as sheasked.Gazing into the depths of the ruby, I had the uneasy feeling the ruby wasgazing back into mine. And then it suddenly seemed like I was falling,tumbling down, deep down into the Ruby as. " Now she practically cackled."Ha, ha, very funny," said Chris. He grabbed the sink's rinse hose and threatened his mother with its business end."Don't you dare," she said, trying unsuccessfully to sound like a stern parent. "I have to get ready for work." She jumped off the counter, grabbed her robe, and headed for the door to their dining room. The sight of his mother's tight, heart-shaped buns was too tempting a target though. Chris got her in the rear with a blast of cold water just as she.