If anything, I think I have gotten a little crush onhim. I hope Dr. Herzog doesn't mind.I walked over to the center of the room with Louis walking wit...h me. Itried to kneel where Charles liked me to be but my knees were locked."No, I won't!" Louis shouted."But you want to," I said."No, I don't!"I closed my eyes and thought of all the men that the Herzogs hadintroduced me to. The wonderful feelings that they gave me and how theysatisfied the cravings that I had had for my entire life. I heard. "It is situated between these two mountains ranges in what they used to call Ut ... Utah. It is located on the North American continent." He used an infra red pointer to signify the position of the city on the charts they had. "Our charts of earth are five hundred years old, so we don't know exactly what terrain we will be moving into, but I doubt the King would put his back against a wall without a way out."Riall nodded. "Well ... if we have seen anything of our new King, it is that he does. But when he spoke, it was apparent that he was a bit more alert than earlier; at least he wasn't making bizarre allusions to superheroes. His speech was still a little slurred, however, as he directed his remarks toward me."Do you know what it's like," he spat out, "to keep hearing over and over, what a fucking wonderful person you are? Pat helps little old ladies across the street. Pat climbs trees to rescue stuck cats. Pat –"I interrupted him, deciding to keep things light in deference to his. Outside the leftovers of the storm had felled trees, ripped the roof off many of the houses including the one she was renting. He went out to get her red Camry. Rick worked for another hour removing the debris from the driveway. The roof to the garage had blown off without a trace."We fucked through a tornado?" Erin carried an armload of clothes out to put into her trunk. She went back in to tote the shoe and boot racks out for the backseat of the car. "I can't believe it, we fucked ourselves.
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