All I wanted was to be awoman. Dating, maybe more, had not been a large part of my dreams, andalthough I had casually thought of it, I dismissed the i...dea as ludicrousalmost instantly.The week went by quickly and I became accustomed to getting myself readyfor work in a lot less time than before, mastering the art of doing myhair every day sort of forced the issue, and having breasts began toseem so natural that I quit thinking about them. Alice had me startworking on cost sheets for Bill, and. M. if you're interested. We'd love to have you."Devlin chuckled at the implied joke. "I bet you would. How are you working it, people meet up, hook up, and then go to their own places?" No, we're doing it like Emma does. The bedrooms are upstairs. We meet and socialize downstairs, and if anyone strikes a spark, they go upstairs. We meet every Tuesday, not the every other week like at Emma's." Maybe." Devlin ran her fingers through her hair, thinking about it. "You've got me interested. Where do. I had met Cathy a few times during luncheons and office parties. she was a cute lady about 10 to 12 years older than me. i was surprised of her offer but didn't think noting of it. in fact she had done the same for a few other people at our department. she had my address so i just gave her directions. Cathy was married with a younger c***d (maybe 10 years old) and i had met her husband a few times. as i said i had no idea what was about to happen.Cathy was punctual in her arrival before noon.. Jack gathered dragon scales from those littering the cave floor. They would keep the night predators at bay for his trip back to town. He could be home by sunrise. He wouldn't have to think of Anna until he came back to the cave at the harvest. Not until he saw the new patterns of dried blood on the cave wall or the widening smear that led deeper into the yawning, black hole. He took far more scales than he needed to and each one smelled like rot. "Jack?" she asked. He hadn't known that she.