It springboarded off of Will’s shoulder, to the lamp array, and down to the trapdoor in only a second. Bella just leaned back out of the way and let... it use her as a brief ladder. It was gone before Belita really realized it had been there.“I’d been wondering what could possibly happen tae make this night weirder,” Captain Vex mused after watching the conversation with the unexpected monkey. “Why d’ ye keep a monkey around anyway, an’ why can Bella talk to it?”“That’s a very good question,” Will. "The stranger gave a grunt of satisfaction and returned to work. He pulled her left arm up and with a small bit of fumbling soon had that cuff off and laying on the ground. Then he picked up the end cuff dangling from her right wrist and snapped it in place on her left wrist. He reached up and grabbed a handful of her hair and yanked her head up and back. Leaning over her shoulder he kissed her again fiercely and deep, his tongue forcing its way into her mouth. His free hand roamed down over. “He’s currently considering his options,” they cautioned. “This is not an easy choice for any of us.”“Seems simple to me,” Xi ventured. “You got spanked for pulling a fast one, and now you’re trying to shift the blame for your terrible decision.”“What do you expect us to do?” Al asked, getting to the heart of the issue.“We’d like you to send a personal response to the Zssizliq,” Toblin said, “confirming that you’ll meet at their agreed date, at the same location, to accept their. Every girl in town would do anything to get this job, anything."Lee Roy began to feel a familiar excitement and warmth tingle in his groin. Then he stopped and thought of his wife. He remembered she told him she wanted him to kiss her on the mouth more often.He bit back the remark he almost made to the young girl. By damn, this turning over a new leaf got harder and harder. Right then Lee Roy decided he was a man with responsibilities. Besides, hadn't he even told Cassie Jean he loved her? Now.