The day after our latest outing I was lounging on the couch watching a Cubs game. Not that I’m a Cubs fan, they just happened to be on TV. I was toy...ng with the idea of hoping in the shower, but I had another couple of hours before I had to get ready for the afternoon shift. I started to get ready for a run when the phone rang. It was Joan and she was on a break at her job and wanted to shoot the shit. She eventually got around to asking why I wasn’t currently dating anyone. She thought with. " He said in a lighter tone, smuggling a short kiss to Odd's cheek."No problem at all Ulrich. Well, I guess we'll go n-hold on, Jeremie sent me a message." Aelita said, focusing on her computer. "He says XANA is attacking, but he can't leave his room due to XANA trying to break it open! We need to go to the factory." Well what are we waiting for then? Aelita can activate the computer and the lovebirds can handle themselves, so let's hurry!" Odd said, wanting to have this day be over.The. I reached toward her and she flinched away. "She's really very good," Whitney added. Holy shit! We pulled on our gis and headed for the field."It looks like a sedate group this morning," I said to Rhonda as I watched Rose greet the audience and get them seated. Six men and a lone woman. Then Grace joined them. Rhonda invited her so there would at least be a second woman in the audience. It's supposed to be a women's talk show."Don't bet on it," Rhonda laughed. "Unlike Senator Lugar,. I only went so far. There is a door that is closed, but I can’t go any further than that. We can still summon our weapons if need be. We can summon our crystals, but I don’t think they will work.”The darkness beyond that Sekhmet had mentioned made Taweret’s stomach crawl. She started to get a little bit nervous. She looked and saw three torches mounted on the wall. The wicker wrapped sticks had a guard like handle to them that allowed the user to easily hold on to them without burning the.