‘Call me Marie.’ ‘It’s nice to meet you too Marie.’ I said with a smile, I felt guilty holding the suitcase behind me, hoping Dominic would...n’t spot it. ‘Dear,’ Marie said with a slight frown. ‘Are you traveling somewhere?’ Shit. I glanced over at Dominic to gauge how pissed off he was. From a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the lowest, Dominic would be an 11. ‘I was on my way to visit my parents,’ I said, hoping Dominic would believe my lie. ‘I haven’t seen them in a long time.’ ‘Oh, then you must. She swayed on her knees and Pappy steadied her.Sean tentatively reached with his mind to see what was wrong with her. He was puzzled because he couldn't see any blood. What he found horrified him. To his mind, it looked like her skull had been cooked. The brain itself looked intact but there was still damage. It seemed to be nearly dry on the surface."Put me down, Poppa," Sean said urgently. He stepped to Lian and placed a hand on her head after Seth set him on the ground. Looking around, Sean. "Julia must be one very happy lady" he laughed. I laughed with him and we quickly got changed.I drove him to my home. He talked and jokes the whole way through. I kept enjoying his company more and more. When we arrived Julia was in her most charming host mode. She loves meeting new people and I knew she'd love Jon. Everyone did. After a long evening with conversation, delicous food as always made by Julia. She loves food and is a wonderful cook, often joking about coming to America to escape. I get to pick out an outfit for you and you get to pick one out for me. Deal?” I asked. “Deal!” She said. Then after thinking for a minute she asked. “You’re not gonna turn me into a Barbie doll, are you?” I just gave her my best evil grin. “Don’t worry, sweetie. It’ll be nice. And we’re going to pick out some lingerie for you too.” “Oh, gawd.” she said, rolling her eyes and laughing.First stop was a store Nichole was familiar with and she pulled me around the store, picking out items left and.