Not that I’d had any time to commit any with my new job downtown demanding all my attention. At least with my dress, and my title of Press Secretary... of the prestigious Sheargane Theatre, I had some success to fortify me against those smug bitches and bastards I’d have to face tonight. ‘Then again,’ I thought, ‘Why should I?’ Except for seeing who went and got fat, pregnant, married, divorced or bankrupt, I had not one good reason to even go to the reunion. Just as I was about to turn around, a. A disc jockey (female) was accommodated on a raised platform to the right of the doors that we had entered through. There was a large fragmented glass globe rotating above the centre of the dance floor that reflected the strobe lighting and thin intermittent shots of multi-coloured lights that were fired at it from various points around the room. Apart from that there was no other lighting and for the most part the room was in darkness, particularly about its perimeter.Alice took my hand,. Chris had pulled his government-issued sedan out of the driveway, too. Brian pulled in behind Rick’s car and Dom drove past Chris’s car and pulled to the side. I took the open driveway.We waited in the car until the others had exited and joined us.“Damn,” Sarah said as she came out. “The longer they come, the uglier they get!”“Are you going to put up with that, Liz?” I asked as I slipped in front of her.“Hey!” Sarah said, laughing and holding up her hand. “I just saw her go off on some asshole. If you think that the Archbishop isn’t behind all this, take care. A refusal to submit could mean that you lose your job. Being a pierced and tattooed woman is not too bad, the pain soon passes, and nowadays I am so used to it that I hardly think about it.”“Well, I had better get you shaved, Jaqueline. It will be just like when you were living at home. I hope you kept up with your shaving, Sandra? Or do you need me to shave you as well?” Sandra shook her head. “I am still shaved. I just cannot.