"Already bought adress and a hat with my wage advance. And yes, yes, I know, I'm meantto be sensible, save the money for around the house costs especi...allyafter moving, but, you know? Can't a girl treat herself?" I hope so!" Meredith chuckled. "And I hope we can still have theseFriday nights, you know, 'cause you're still working daytime hours sowe can all meet up after work at the same time, even if it might be abit of a trek for you to get from the Heavenly Talent offices in thecentre of. Liv laughed it off and said you needed to get laid."I bit back a comment about hell freezing over first and just shrugged.Something in my expression must have given me away as Missy's eyes blazed. "Don't you dare use me as an excuse, John Michael Robinson!"I stared at her as I turned the ignition off in her driveway. Partly it was astonishment that Missy even knew my middle name, but mostly, it was that she was mad and I had no clue what was up."Get me down off that pedestal you've stuck me on.. Each month, when the moon was at her zenith, the warriors of Sodom would meet at their cult place and one would bring his victim as the sacrifice. The victim would be laid across the stone and the warriors would line up to have their turn with him. If his keeper had been so kind to educate him in the art of the mouth, they would come at him from both ends. Each warrior would carry his knife. And as he came, he would make a small incision in the man’s flesh and suck a mouthful of his blood. . I saw Ray looking back and forth between my father and I. Ray hated any kind of fighting or arguing. He especially hated it if my father was involved. I don't know what got into me, maybe I was showing off for my brother. "Goddamn it pop, that fucking hurt!" Boom! The next thing I knew I was sitting on my ass, my ears were ringing, and I was having serious difficulty remembering all of the many steps necessary for standing back up on my feet. What I don't remember is feeling very much pain at.