Three closed in on him and he slashed them all across the chest while shooting back over his shoulder. He moved around the altar, slashing and shootin...g at any demon that got close, but every second, his circle of open space got smaller.As he fired his last bullet, a demon with a bladed tail managed to whip him across the back and draw blood. He didn’t seem to mind the pain, but it threw him off balance. He fell to his knees and dropped his empty pistol, then drew his silver knife and hurled it. She spent over two hours prepping and cooking the meal and set up the dining room table with candles and everything. It was a very nice thing for her to do. Unfortunately she made the wrong dish. She served the dinner and being a stupid male, I asked her, ‘What’s this?’ ‘That’s the dish you pointed out in the paper last week,’ Beth said, very pleased that she had surprised me and showed me the clipping from the paper. I must have had a brain fart, because instead of saying thank you, I turned. Just the possibility of being struck by a gazillion volts of electricity, that’s all. What’s scary about that?’ He grinned. ‘Because thousands of people have been struck by lightning inside their homes, right? It happens all the time. Sweetheart, we’ll batten down the hatches. I won’t let it get you, okay?’ ‘Oh shut up,’ she mumbled, rolling her eyes when he chuckled. ‘So it’s an irrational fear. I can’t help it.’ ‘How on earth do you manage, living on your own? Scared of the dark, scared of. ...is that a problem?" No. Neither of us were virgins. It was before us. I just never knew. So you'd want to have Pete involved?" Yeah. Who would be safer? And not likley to say anything to anyone." Makes sense I guess. Who else?" John. Maybe." John was my younger brother. Too young back then, he was 20 now."And he?" No, he wasn't old enough then. I have no idea if he'd even want to." Knowing him, I'm going to guess he would." Why?" Both your brothers like the ladies. This would be something.