Jasmine was alarmed to realize that the aloe-type plants were not anchored to the soil, but instead were freestanding and capable of true mobility. Sh... did not see any fast movements from them. Yet, as she watched, one of the creatures drew itself slowly up the cinderblock wall. It was probably using its suction cups to adhere to the vertical surface.Besides the climbing plant, Jasmine estimated that there were probably forty or fifty of the little beasts in the group. They all undulated in. Thinks had been going bad with us prior to my leaving because work was slow up north. I took this job in Austin, at about 1/2 my pay scale, but I was working lots of hours. When she arrived it had been the trip from hell! Her head was pounding and she just wanted to go to bed. I felt bad for her, but at the same time this was an opportunity for me. We agreed after a good rest we would have a nice time together in the morning. I told her that I had just had a long nap to be ready to have fun. She was trying hard not to concentrate on what she’d do when she actually got to bed. She knew that. She planned on reducing the charge in her borrowed batteries. What she didn’t think about was figuring out just why in the world she was so horny.As she went to the kitchen to get something to drink she saw Bob, sitting in what he called his reading chair, in the living room. He was, in fact, reading, dressed in a T shirt and running shorts. She stopped, letting her eyes take in his bare legs.. ”“Wait, so you own your own apartment? No rent?”“So 'tis, friend.” “Damn, I think you're winning.”We arrived at the second hand store on Levitt street about twenty-five minutes after we'd left the café. It was located in a basement, with old clothes hanging on racks everywhere. Along the walls were boxed of old DVDs and even VHS tapes. We browsed the place, making small talk. “What do you think about this?” I asked and held out a brown leather jacket with a faint reddish sheen.“A little short.