Streak answered myquestions, though I could tell that she was halfway amused by myignorance, and halfway annoyed.Some merfolk were traveling around wi...th spears, just as I'd seen somearound the city itself. They were the guards, ready just in case anysharks or other dangerous predators showed up. The shepherds herdedtheir fish while others worked performed upkeep on some of the roundclustered buildings that composed the city. There were only maybeseveral dozen merfolk at work in total, but it. John felt something leap inside his chest and wondered if his heart had skipped a beat? As fast as the soft kiss had been placed Aleksandra was retreating down the hall pulling John along urgently by the hand. John’s cheek tingled where he imagined he could still feel the warmth of Sasha’s lips. John and Sasha made their way up the freezing metal stairs to the second tier deck towards the back of the ship, just in front of the secured helicopter. The small deck where the hot tub was located was. I stopped by my hotel, but the clerk told me it was too early to check in. I shrugged. I had plenty to do before dinner as it was. I grabbed my camera and headed to campus, before driving by the Bluebird Café, the movie theater, the Hilton, and my old apartment. I briefly considered seeing if the current tenants would let me in, but decided they'd just think I was strange. I settled for taking a couple of pictures of the steps and one of the door. Then I decided to swing by the Safeway before. ‘So is there trouble in paradise?’ she asked with a mischievous smile, stealing one of my fries. ‘Excuse me?’ I asked curiously. ‘You and the girls,’ she said as her smile turned wicked. ‘Is there trouble in David’s love nest?’ ‘Alyssa,’ Doris Alex whispered dangerously. ‘Oh come on! It’s different with you,’ Alyssa said turning up the wattage on her smile. ‘I know you’re banging David, but you’re also smoking Dr. Ryan so David was always sharing you.’ I sat back and crossed my arms. Alyssa.