"All three of her crew looked at her stunned. "You mean in your fucking artifact?"Varna sighed. "The penny drops! Yes of course." It's a cryochamber a...tually," Theasa added as her sobs subsided.Catana, who had sat silently through the conversation so far, frowned. "Varna, we are not certain that is what it is." I know that, but what if it is? We could revive it, then I let it see me just at the right moment and tell it I'm in danger and need protecting, and you know what will happen."Catana. My mom let you in?”“Yeah.”“Word. You hungry?” Tommy shrugged. He was always hungry. "You know where the kitchen is," Kevin responded to his non-committal. Tommy nodded a 'thank you'.Without further inquiry, Kevin dropped back on his bed and resumed his game. They'd been best friends since eighth grade; Kevin knew Tommy would want some time to himself, especially on a night like this. Tommy took the silent offer and migrated to the bathroom across the hall.He showered. Spent twenty minutes under. Andi had already gotten an angry look on her face and her diminutive form was shaking with rage at the manner in which this guy had addressed her. "Are you out of your mind? You cut me off. Where did you get your driver's license, anyway, Sears Roebuck?" Dee could only think, uh-oh, not the thing to say right now! She reached her hand in her purse to reassure herself that the pepper spray dispenser was firmly in hand."Look here, Missy, you don't talk to ME that way! You rear-ended me and that. Now she was running through the maze, getting lost while being pursued. She turned another corner and came to a dead end; she had made a wrong turn. Then Phillip's arms were around her and his mouth was at her ear. “I caught you now,” he whispered, “no more running away.” She could feel his hardness against her bum and it excited her. His left hand stayed pressed against the wall on her left, but the other slid down the smooth leather of her skirt, and raised it, exposing her panties. He.