” She trailed off, then looked out the window and sighed. “I’m going to go visit her mother and siblings, tell her what happened. They were in d...ebt, so hopefully the treasure I’ve collected will help pay it off. I owe Mira that much.”“This should cover it and more,” Noah said, handing her a small bottle of avenium.“So much trouble, so many tears over this metal dust,” she muttered, staring at the bottle.“Take care of yourself,” Noah said before getting up and leaving.He stopped by his room,. I love you, Lisa Goodbody. You're smart, beautiful, and sexy. It's a joy to talk to you and you feel just right in my arms. If we make love, this is serious and will require a commitment to each other. Up to this point, we could part with a tearful good-bye. That will no longer be true." I don't want to part, period. Al, I don't know for sure if I'm in love but this is what I do know."I quiver every time I see you. Your smile and your eyes captivate me. Your kisses make me hot. Your voice. "Is private club," one of them explained. "The girls, they go further down there."As she spoke, she indicated her crotch and carried on to explain that at street level the women were not allowed by law to remove their knickers. As the subterranean part was private, they could strip completely naked. We eagerly agreed with her proposition, anxious to see more. Someone parted with what looked like a hefty sum of money and our hostesses led us down a narrow flight of stairs into a windowless. Jake, Carol and Brian walked into Jake’s apartment. That was when something happened that Jake would have bet everything he owned was impossible. He heard a room full of people yell surprise, and he was surprised.People started to pour out of his mother’s bedroom. He stared at them for a few moments, mouth agape. There was Ellen, the DeRizzo women, Jan and her stepdaughters. Steph Miller, his grandparents, and the Hambry boys were there, too.“But ... but ... how in the world did you do.