Tina said,"Remember, we have two big bedrooms, a small guest room, and," sheconcluded, pointing to where several of them were sitting, "that couchfold...s out into a bed." Suddenly all of them except Sterling were lookingat each other lasciviously. Sterling felt queasy. He fingered theoversized buttons on the front of his dress, at the same time nibbling hislower lip. Charity went to Chuck and said, "If nobody minds, I'd like topair off with this tall, hunky, blue-eyed specimen of manliness." . I had no other memories to distract me.In this Hell, I adapted. I’d learned to lie. I’d learned to fake social skills, pretend interest; I’d learned how to survive, not live. I worked out daily hoping the endorphins would assuage my soul. They didn’t - gone before I left the gym. I kept up appearances, maintained the same very short beard Addison had so liked.I’d discovered McEwan’s, a gourmet food shop in Don Mills and, like now, I browsed for premade meals, not that interested, not that. With a moan, Lynette leaned back, pulling Tom, who dropped next to her. She fumbled at Tom’s waist and unbuttoned the front, then pulled the zipper down. He helped her slide his shorts down and her hand closed over his erection. Tom moaned as she stroked him gently, then she began a steady jacking motion.Tom broke their kiss to stammer out his impending eruption.“Darling ... gonna blow...”“Hold on ... not yet!”Lynette sat up, yanked off his shorts, and pulled down his underwear, then dropped. It wasn’t like there were many criminal gatherings for him to bust. Not in this storm. Criminals lacked common sense, but they were smart enough to stay inside where it was warm.If she did show up, however ... As if the mere thought of her had summoned her into existence, Nightwatch caught a glimpse of a shadow shifting. Nightwatch grimaced to himself. She must have gotten in through a window somehow, even though they were normally unopenable without a special code and would sound an alarm if.