"I've been doing some research, (his family groaned), and I think I've found a pattern to the pickups." This got everyone's attention. Mark sat up str...aight, if Jake could find a pattern, someone else might also."Can you predict when and where the next pickup will be?" he asked, a little worried."No, nothing like that Dad, just I've noticed that when the news starts reporting an increase in pickups, there are also small groups of people going missing, I assume in pre-packs. See, the media isn't. Although that seems to have worked out; after all, I do have three grand children now."I settled in on the couch with Reggie snuggled up next to me. We talked a bit more with Reggie apologizing for her mother and saying she was going to be good tonight. Since I wasn't expecting a roommate for the night, she'd stay here."Well Reg, if you are going to move in, you may as well pack a bag and come on over. We'll sort out the clothes later and you really should change your contact number. I think it. "Kat respecting what Amanda wanted to be called along with going with hernickname threw the exposed girl off. Amanda did not have the energy totry to hide being off-kilter and said, "Don't you mean Katherine?" This is not the time to deal with you pulling away from our friendshipAmanda. You might not want to be close with me anymore, but I care aboutyou. I came here to make sure you are alright." I am not pulling away from our friendship." Then why are you being so formal, having me call you. She was the image of tanned beauty and I was captivated with her from the moment I first saw her, I had spent too much time lusting at her long legs and trying to look up her skirt and had almost failed. She always seemed to make it tough on me. But now I had her in my sights as I watched the woman sat down on a large backless bench near the creek and started drawing on an artist sketch pad. I guessed she couldn’t have been much over thirty-five now, tall and slender with small firm breasts set.