"I just can't face going into work." Good plan." I said. "We'll sleep in and face the mess later on." I was grateful that she was going to play hookie... I wasn't looking forward to having to deal with the unpacking by myself. "Besides, I'd have the kitchen so screwed up that you'd never be able to find anything."She chuckled. "My thoughts exactly."We soaked for a while companionably, listening to the rain. The drops falling on us in the hot water felt good. After a while I asked her to massage. She was going to be the alpha-boy. She was taller than most of the other ten-year-olds. She would startworking out to get stronger too. As far as the other kids would beconcerned she would run the third grade. Tomorrow she would have toattend school like all the other kids. No one would know this isn't howshe was. She would make an exception for her boy scout friends, but allothers had better watch out, especially the bullies.The big day had arrived Lydia's first day at school. Timmy made. The stranger smiled though, the demon saw this and grew angry. ‘What’s so funny?’ She asked. The stranger laughed ‘It’s about to get really hot up here.’ Suddenly the man’s body began glowing blue. The stranger grabbed a hold of the demons horn and held it tightly. ‘Now don’t go or you’ll miss the fireworks.’ Then every cell of his body erupted in a blue flame. The explosion was large and intense snatching the demon in its epicenter. The scientist looked up from the alley too scared to move. ”I got up and helped the others to their feet one at a time. David said, “I need a drink. What would everyone like?”We all settled on an ice-cold beer. David went to get them while I reached for my shorts. Bev snatched them away and said, “Not yet, Sean. Don’t get dressed. I like everyone the way we are.”I tried to explain that I’ll be leaving tracks all around the room if I don’t cover up. She left the room and returned with four towels as an alternative to getting dressed. We got comfortable.