A show of bravado." His smirk faded. "I hope you really know what you're up against." Why? Is it you?" Jason heard himself say.Henry frowned. "No. But...maybe I know a little something about what's going on."Jason bit back another retort. He had no idea if his father knew that he could see the Aura. The last thing he wanted to do was give his father any more information. Yet encounters like this proved that his father had his own agenda. He had the "taint" of the Darkness, perhaps some sort of. Reynolds and Eileen standing perfectly still. Ted walked out from behind the counter and up to Mrs. Reynolds."Mrs. Reynolds?" Ted said. No reaction. "Hello, can you hear me?" He looked over at Eileen and she hadn't moved a muscle. He was about to say something else when both women came to life and continued their shopping. Mrs. Reynolds looked at Ted and said,"Of course I can hear you Ted, do you think I'm deaf?" Oh no Mrs. Reynolds, I was just asking, that's all. Sorry."The women paid for. Before either of the house’s residents was aware of what he had done, the dishes were in the dish washer, the garbage was outside, and the windows were open to air the house out. Before he left, he noted that it was still warm enough to fire up the charcoal grill and invited the mother and daughter to join him and his for burgers and salad. When Polly hesitated, Cindy didn’t. ‘Can we, Mom? I’m not ready to be here just yet.’ ‘Okay. Thank you, Mac. God, how many times have I said that the last. They were brand new and quite sexy. The bra was really low cut and only just covered my nipples, and the panties were nearly see-through and didn't hide much.Hazel and I talked for ages. She desperately wanted to get out of their apartment. Nigel was still living there, but they hadn't talked since the fight. Apparently, he hadn't even apologised. He had come home drunk, and she still had no idea what he was angry about.I was relieved when she told me that she was sure that he still didn't know.