And the crowd, while largely friends and family members of the cast, had been very enthusiastic all night. They were even laughing at some of the date... jokes that should have gotten a mere eyeroll.The band was playing. The cast had done the curtain call, and the curtains had closed. The audience continued to clap.“Russ, should we do another curtain call?” asked Luke, our lead actor.I pondered it, when Gilbert, who was standing next to me in the wings said, “Always leave them wanting more.”I. I'll call you back." He hung up without saying goodbye.Nora tapped Carrie's photo with her finger. "Carrie Jensen. Nine years old, almost ten. Her parents reported her missing late yesterday afternoon." Fuck!" Pierced huffed, a low, angry sound."My sentiments exactly," Nora said. "Anticipating another abduction, I asked the missing person squads of the various police departments in the Phoenix area to fax photographs to me of any prepubescent girls reported missing. I could be wrong, but. I’ll go back and get some sleep, but I fully expect you to get some rest yourself. You are needed just as much, you know,” he smirked, reminding her of who she was to him.“Agreed. You’d better come back before the night is out. I can’t keep this massive man warm all by myself,” Kas giggled.“Don’t worry, I will,” Natalya lied, while smiling at them both.She had every intention of staying by Korsa’s side the whole night, but the comfort of Alex’s arms called out to her. She was still debating. Pam, your mother or father must have told them where you two are living. Frank, lawyers can make people mad. Lisa, you and Al already know that money makes people weird. Other than Al, I think all of us need to take self-defense courses and shooting classes. I don’t want to need it but would rather have it than need it and not have it.”I said, “Frank, Pam, we have something for you two to consider.” They perked up. “As you know, we have a lot of property. We would like to offer you a five or so.