Stepping in under the flow of warm water you allow it to warm you. Turning your back to it, letting it relax your shoulders. You face the water, allow...ng it to run down your front, maybe you splash a little on your face. You reach for the shampoo to wash your hair, lathering it up, rinsing it. Feeling the water break over your back, it’s so warm. Then you begin to think of your man (or woman for that matter) being there with you. You imagine them standing there, in front of you, leaning against. I still couldn’t believe it; the fucking council of the burning-cocks had much to answer for.Malachar had explained how they typically created a Lycanthrope, and it wasn’t pleasant. He figured that someone had shown up where they’d detected I’d found the first ring and had subsequently stumbled upon my buddy. Whoever it was, they had put Steve’s knowledge of me to good use since he had access to a couple of items that I’d left behind with my scent on it. That gave them all they needed to set my. * In the third chemist the girl behind the counter told Jake and Ben that she hadn’t seen the girl in the photo, but only this morning another homeless girl had come in and asked to buy the strongest pain medication that she could buy over the counter. ‘I remember her as I’ve seen her on the street before, trying to pull men or begging for money. She’s never been in here before unlike some of them. Quite a few have prescriptions for methadone, and often they are waiting for us to open when we. Cool and confident." She slippedon the jacket that matched her skirt and took a deep cleansing breath. By the time she brushed her hair and left the apartment Elaine was composedagain, plotting the rest of her afternoon. After the interview she could stopfor a proper lunch, perhaps at the Comfort Diner, one of her favorite hauntsnear the flatiron building. They employed some of New York's cutest waiters.After that she would be back on schedule for the arts festival. She thoughtof calling her.