Sam heard some lame excuse come out of her mouth. Alison's eyes lowered at her rejection as she nodded, then turned, heading out with her friend, the ...boi in tow. She saw Alison's shoulders slip as they made their way through the crowd. What the fuck was wrong with her that she couldn't give in to what she wanted? Pretending she was something she really wasn't. She went back to the table, taking the shot that was sitting there, pissed, answering her friends in mono-syllables. They stayed until. Payback for FrancoBy Serena Lawhead Chapter 1: A Lesson LearntEryk was a local mage of some renown as well as a practising transvestite; he owned a small cottage and grounds outside of town as well as a 'mage ware' shop in the neighbouring city. The shop catered for both tourists and users of magic. The front of the shop was mainly trinkets and stuff that mainly interested the tourists, but in the larger back room Eryk kept all the stock that was of interest to the magic user. The walls were. But she looks like shit. I can't wait to hear her story. I wonder what's happened to her, but all I want to do is just hold and comfort her. I guess I'm just trying to make up for not being there for her all this time." You've got to be careful," Cate advised me, laying a comforting hand on my arm. "She's going to need you to be strong and in control. If you seem to be as bad as she is, she'll fall apart. You need to be firm to give her the control she needs to pull herself together. Just try. Her name was Aj. Sometimes we use to drink together after work at a bar near my building. She always sat with me instead of the other line cooks and we'd talk about our favorite movies and music. About three months after she quit i ran into her at the beach. i would always recognize her black hair and pale blue eyes. i remember her reaction to seeing me shirtless. her eyes relaxed and i saw a grin spread across her face. she looked beautiful in a bikini. I never saw her figure outside chef.