“Dad’s been gone a few month’s now, you must be going insane.” “Oh, I’m okay sweetie,” Melissa replied. “Mom, I’m not twelve anymore...…we can talk about these things.” Katie had no idea how aware her mother was that she wasn’t twelve anymore. Melissa finally relented and replied, “Well, maybe a little, but I’m not going on any dates, and I don’t want to meet anybody. I’m not ready for that yet.” Katie took her mother’s hand. “You know, Mom, there’s ways to scratch the itch by yourself if you need. He was still undressed and the smell of Irish Spring tinged the air. ?You are still not ready,? she smiled, ?at least, not to go out.? ?And neither are you,? Grant replied as he stepped away from her and to their toy drawer in the dresser. Brandy should have guessed but deep down, she knew she would get into some bindings sometime tonight. She had been lusting after them all day in anticipation of coffin duty tonight. The remembrances of that first night that Halloween still could. . “How come you know so much stuff, Wendy?” Brianna asked at the end of the lesson. We just did a load of Chinese history, way more than you would have gotten back in High School.”Wendy laughed. “I get it the same way you do,” pointing to the sleep-learner along the side of the room. “I take a few days to let it all settle down, and the AI gives me a load of stuff to read as well. Once I’ve got it organized in my head, I’m ready to teach it. You’re right, I’d hardly done any Chinese history. "One of the assholes came out of that hut and hauled his ass when he saw me," I said, by now they knew when I said asshole I usually wasn't talking about the real physical manifestation on my body."It was Badonta," Biltee said."He must not want to join his friends just yet," Teechi said."Let us check the hut. He had no business in this camp, they have told him not to come back," Caysha said.She scratched on the hide door to the hut and after a minute someone inside said something, though I.