Amanda knelt down, and ran her fingers through the ashes. “Poor Barry.”The two of them stood on the street corner, and stared at the destroyed apa...tment building. The edge of South Side, closer to North Side. Not far from the Uratha and the building Garry gave them, and touching Carthian territory too.“First fire didn’t get a Kindred though.”The Mekhet shrugged and dusted her gloves free of ash. “Yeah, but Monica used to live there. She only moved deeper into South Side two days before that. "C'mon," Anna replied with a smile. "We can check on the trailer while we're down there."We had to dress before we could return the tractor and wagon to the reception area. Since it was a holiday, they were glad to have it back. Then we took a golf cart over to the back part of the ranch that was used for receiving and storing supplies, the main stables and corrals, and dorms for the ranch hands. It was a busy place with almost a full staff of part-time, mostly college kids, working for the. ”She continued, "Look, Danny, you know me. I'm a show-off, a bit of a tart if you like, but I love you more than life itself. If you hadn't survived the smash, I honestly think I might have killed myself. So never, ever doubt my love for you. Let's go with the flow and see where it takes us, I know that you and Shirley, your ex, did a bit of swinging because you told me and you know about me and the prat with the broken nose. But at any time during the evening you want to call a halt, just say. "Shall I bring the cuffs, My Lady?" he asks when she lets him up for air."Will I need them?"He drops to one knee and presses the back of her hand to his forehead. "Never, My Lady."She's smiling; he can hear it in her voice. "Do you want them?" Yes, My Lady, should it please you."She chuckles, indulgent. "Bring them."The cuffs are black leather with silvery steel buckles and rings. Anne stitched them herself a long time ago, before she and Elliot ever met. He hands her the first one and places.