I stayed close to the back wall of the office, then used a broom to knock the cheap security camera off its mount. It was a Bluetooth camera that stre...amed its display out to the cloud somewhere. I stomped on it until I was confident it would stream no more, then I sat down at Marcel’s desk and inspected his computer. I was hoping that Slick was not very worried about physical security.I nudged the mouse, and the computer screen came to life showing a Windows desktop littered with folders. So. “I’m not your kid,” she said, almost in a whisper.“No, you aren’t, but that doesn’t deny my point. If we never make love again, I’ll still love you. If you were to decide to leave and go back to your parents’ house, I’d still love you. When you find a boyfriend and eventually marry him and have kids, I’ll still love you. Nothing is going to change that.”“Why?”“The only answer I can give is ‘because I do’. Is this why you’re hinting at allowing me to be with other girls?”“Maybe...” she. The punishment of that sinner had served the purpose ofthe Church for now and later he would be forced to confront his ownsinful and deviant nature and repent.Brother Derek often thought of how they should implement the cleansingwave after the Lord had given the land over to them and as much as suchconsiderations usually brought him pleasure he had other priorities atthe moment.When he had seen Derek the other day he had made certain to ensure thathe had consumed a dose of the Water of Truth. "Do you like it?" he asked and I nodded, unable to form words to truly express myself."Who's is it?" I asked, wondering if it was borrowed just for tonight."Yours; its something I've been working on for a while now."I couldn't help my expression of incredulity. "You made this?" No, but I designed it specially for you and had a friend of mine make it; there's no other one like it in the world."I reached out and caressed his face, since I wasn't comfortable with kissing him in front of his family.