Let's leave these big high school types to themselves." She quickly whispered a couple sentences in Terry's ear, then the three cousins went off giggl...ng."Trish, are you the one Caitlin said would be valedictorian some day?" When Trish blushingly admitted it, he responded, "Cool! Maybe if I stick close to my new neighbor some of it will rub off, you think?" Trish was fighting to prevent a swoon and could not even think of responding. When she could speak, she asked him to show her their new. “You need a drink, what’ll it be?”“I’ve no money,” she replied.“I gathered as much,” he said with a smile that he hoped was engaging, “What would you like?”“Whisky over ice please.”He shuddered visibly at the thought, but, against everything he held holy, got her a standard Bell’s whisky poured into a glass full of ice, a double. He ordered that special single malt, the one he had come for, again a double with a little water. They sat at a table.She took a sip. Aidan watched her lips embrace. Don’t remember if I was supposed to have my phone or if I got it taken & stole it back for a little so it was on dnd. Which is probably why I didn’t realize they texted back before I dozed off. Anywho there I am just dreaming precious dreams not having a care in the world. I start to tell someone or something touching me. Trying to wake me up but I’m not with it I wanna sleep so I resist & lay there like I’m asleep. I hear them walk around to the other side of the bed & stop. I’m laying across. We live in a peaceful suburban neighborhood where that’s what you do. So I did. A horde of small brown people rushed in and slammed the door behind them.Now, when I say ‘small’, I mean I don’t believe any of them could have measured five feet tall. When I say ‘people’, I mean they were plainly Hominid and clearly of two separate genders, since they were all naked.They had clearly trained, as a few of them covered the windows with their bows and a few covered me, with some wicked looking blades..