I would face my demon, for good or bad. In a way, I was relieved once I had made the decision. After breakfast, I cornered my mother in the kitchen wh...ile Tim and my dad were taking Laura out to see the cows. ‘What’s bothering you, dear?’ my mother asked. She used that tone. I knew she knew something was wrong. There was no denying it. She knew me too well. I tried to steel myself. If I started to cry, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to pull this off. ‘Mom, I need to take Tim out for a talk,. It caught her stone hide, too, tiny mineral crystals making her shine as they refracted it.“Empires rose and fell, as did pantheons,” she said mournfully. “New beliefs subsumed the old. Some deities adapted themselves to new roles, while others faded from existence, starved of vital energy. In those times, it was common for lesser deities to enter into the service of greater ones, taking a share of their energy in exchange for services rendered. Gone were the days where we could walk the Earth. M. W. Van Buren St. & Wabash Ave.Grabbing Angelo's copy of the Sun Times Morning Edition, Mike drifted over to the delivery entrance of the bakery preparing for the morning's ritual exchange. It still struck him as a dirt cheap price for a cup of the best coffee in the City. The aroma that greeted his nose was like the caress of a long lost lover and he stood entranced for a moment, leaning into it to savor it in full."Angelo, I swear you use magic to brew coffee like that!!" Mike shouted, over. "You can have four steaks tonight if you want," he said. "The others all called in with excuses." A flash of suspicion washed through me, but what the hell? Herb served shots of Kahlua as well as beer and it seemed to me that he was trying to get me drunk. It occurred to me that I might soon be getting a blow job. That interested me. I was horny as hell, but I didn't want to give the impression that I approved of homosexuality. That was looked down upon in that era. At two AM Herb made his.