Why?”“You said ‘please’ when you didn’t catch what I said. And as far as I know, that’s a ‘Cincinnati’ thing.”He nodded, “I’m fr...om Goshen. My wife is from a little town about an hour east of there. Chastity and Richie were born in Ohio. We moved here about five years ago, but I guess I haven’t completely adapted to speaking like a Chicagoan!”“Don’t!” I warned with a laugh. “I sure haven’t. I lived in the Cincinnati area for about twelve years before coming to Chicago in 1981. I graduated from. ” He said, setting her down gently.Spooky was in the process of handing Treb off to a Peon team tasked with aiding those who needed to get back up top. Sygraid was tall enough to grab their hands without issue, but John and Spooky both had to get a double-palmed grip on her feet and lift so she could get over the lip. Spooky ran back to retrieve her shield and what remained of her spear (in case it could be salvaged), while John returned to the officers’ huddle for further guidance.“Anything I. I hope the eggs are to your liking."What could she do but sit down and have the breakfast he offered to her."Looking up from the plate before her, she said, "At least I can help youwith the dishes as a way of saying thank you."Smiling he just said, "There is no need for that. As you can clearly see,I have a lot of dishes to put in the washer. What are a couple moreplates?"As soon as she had finished her breakfast, he took her to his car anddrove her back to the office so she could get her car.. While he was busying himself with staring at Adam’s eyes, he didn’t seem to realize that the other was steadily walking towards him. “Why’d you not want to?” The second those words were uttered, Mark blinked. Regaining his senses, he saw that the other male was now standing directly in front of him. Due to his height, the shorter male was staring up at him, and he once again gulped. In any other situation, he would be laughing, but fear was now rising up in his chest, filling the spot where.