Did you just say. ‘That I want you to pose naked for me, yes.’ I looked again at the rather elegant woman in the business suit standing before me,... and tried to make some sense of the situation. ‘But I just crashed into your car, and you have no insurance, yes, you just told me.’ She smiled at my obvious confusion and discomfort. ‘You’ve told me how sorry you are and that i’ll pay for the damages. And that you’ll pay for any damages. I was just trying to explain to you how I would like you to. At a very weird way, the success knocked at his lab’s door and he was about to reap the fruits of it.“I did! I finally did it! You don’t know how much time I spent looking for other universes, saying they existed and they were real. And those fuckers thought I was crazy!”, Lumière was full joy while seeing the results (or part of) his work.“I am very happy that you are proud with your work, Lumière”, Meliès said with its smooth and thunderous, like a deity talking from the skies.“It’s so great!. And I'm not allowed to wear acrylic nails at the moment, whichbums me out a little bit because I do enjoy having them despite theembarrassment. My nails are painted clear, and on my day off cycle ourfirst stop is Heather's Salon for acrylics and hair.And my diary for customer appointments, work events, etc, is nice andfloral. Pink trim on the pages and a butterfly motif. I've lost track ofthe amount of comments I've received from customers about my 'masculine'dairy, how 'pretty it is'.Sometimes. The rest, as they say, is history.” He stood, walked to a bookcase, and pulled a bottle of scotch from a secret compartment, pouring a generous amount into a glass. Lifting the glass, he drank it down, turned and smiled at Lacey.“Care for a drink?”“No,” she answered, “you’re worried.”“Shawanda Jones can take care of herself. The Black Puma will be victorious. But, yes, I’m concerned. She’s ... my little girl.” He fought the urge to cry.“I told you we were going to fuck,” Griggs followed her..