J.’ ‘Paul Peters,’ he said taking it. ‘But people used to call me Pee-Pee,’ he thought silently to himself. Thankfully, ‘CJ’ didn’t se...m to think his name odd. ‘Nice to meet you,’ she said taking her soft warm hand back. ‘So…do you just do sketches? Or are you really an artist?’ Paul didn’t take offense at her comment, he knew what she meant by that. ‘I paint too, mostly in fact. Landscapes, people, just about anything, you name it.’ She nodded her head, not at all surprised by his revelation.. They hadn't lived in Rosedale then. It had been Regent Park, a public housing complex. Without Frank to look out for him, Thompson's big mouth would have provoked many a beating."Thanks," said Thompson, "we were very close. Or at least had been close." But, more than a decade before, Frank had changed. First he stopped coming around the house. Then he stopped calling. Then he stopped returning calls, and then he'd moved away. Thompson had wondered whether Frank was embarrassed that Thompson had. People must be thinking I have to pee but I do not dare to go. Then as if she can read my mind she says out loud, “If you have to go, the restroom is over there, I’ll guard your place!” I look over to her somewhat surprised and uneasy, mutter, “Thank you” get up and go to the restroom. When I look back at her she throws me a wink, which makes my heart jump and pussy drip. I close the door of the restroom and lean against it to look around. There are two open stalls and a large marble-set. “They must be locals if they know about stormrunners,” Sarette said, staring after them.“They were afraid of you.”“Vartus says the people around here still tell stories about the wars. It was a long time ago, but humans used to try to conquer the Heights. I hope I didn’t interfere with whatever you were going to do.”“It was pretty much the same as what you did,” Katrin said. Then she grinned. “Except they wouldn’t have known why they were running.”“Burton isn’t hurting Kerris?”“Or, at least, he.