"So what are you going to do, turn your business into the neighborhood cathouse? Besides, that shit is i*****l!!" Ben growled. He could feel his tempe...r rising, something rare for him."Please don't get mad, honey. It's nothing like that. Just forget I even suggested it." Julie hopped up and went into the kitchen, acting irritated herself.Things seemed a little cool around the house after that, but Julie didn't say anything. Ben just let it go, better to keep his mouth shut than argue.Julie sure. I'm not going to.We met up with Kara and Jennifer in the kitchen, where we all sat down at the small lunch/serving table."Kara," I said, prompting her to explain our mid-day visit.Kara proceeded to explain about her dream message from Zatanna and what was said. Their reactions were fairly predictable, ranging from 'Are you sure it was a message and not just a normal dream?' to 'Why don't we just wait until they get back so we can talk to them directly?' and 'Even if it is true, it's not our. (It waslater learned that one of the tellers hit the "Panic Button" which sent asilent alarm to the police, which were no more than three blocks away,and locked all the doors.)(Authors note, that is one thing I never understood, locking down a bunchof people in a room with a guy with a gun).Maria was holding tightly to me and under other conditions I might haveenjoyed it more. There must have been a little more than dozen customersat the bank, including a pregnant woman who was on the floor. Please.”It took another few moments, but Oliver finally went to the door, though he did stop to flash a look of warning in my direction.“Do you have any older brothers?”“One,” I told her. “Plus a younger sister.”“They’re a pain, aren't they?”“Younger sisters? You bet.”She flashed me the same dirty look her brother just had, down to a T.As Eleanor began to yawn, Natalie picked her up and whisked her off to her bedroom.When she came out, I was sitting on the couch with my laptop and a glass of.
Read More