The man outside checked us against a list of names, even checking IDs, before letting us in. Good.Dean was propped up with his leg on some pillows, si...ping some water from a paper cup, when we came in.“Christ, I am paying you to lay around now?” I asked, first through the door.Dean looked at me like I had kicked his puppy, but I could see the gleam in his eye. “Well, you got shot too, or so I heard, so I would rather be here with a hole in my leg than back at the house listening to you whine. It was nothing like the society of worms.Cassie had slept better here than she had in her life ever before, and did not feel tired.She had a shower, and feeling was returning to the skin on her neck. It took several soapings to remove all trace of her beloved mistress from her skin, and made Cassie felt quite traitorous.She dried herself, and dressed, and suppressed the urge to weep. She was not feeling sad, not really, but the return of all of her old, mundane, emotions was a shock to her.She. Krissy turned around and saw it was her friend Jackie, who is also on the cheerleading squad. Jackie had brown hair and green eyes. Many of the guys were attracted to her because of her long silky smooth legs. She was definitely one of the sexiest girls in the school. ‘Hey Jackie,’ Krissy said as Jackie caught up with her. ‘This practice is gonna be really long, I heard. And it’s supposed to be really hot today’ Jackie said in a whining voice. They got to cheerleading practice and changed into. Had a couple of short stories published in some college quarterlies, a couple of articles in some very small magazines. I gave it up as a lost cause. I couldn’t even get an agent.”“Well, we have that in common, I mean I did get an agent, but he wasn’t worth a good God damn. He kind of hinted I could sleep my way to the top. Once he got me in bed a couple of times, he moved on to the next wanna’ be starlet. I more or less got pimped out to a few of his contacts that he wanted favors from.”“Damn,.