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I nodded and slunk lower in the seat I still couldn’t see any de on his cell phone while his guardian angel rushed around hi He see around to see whether anyone atching Then he turned and, with a rush of deterht pole in a black leather dress with a faux-fur wrap A prostitute She dropped her cigarette and crushed it underfoot Her colors went to a nervous light gray when he approached, changing to a soft blue relief when he passed her ether, a dirty cloud of guilt and apprehension spiked with yellow-orange excitement blazed around the man

"Father would be satisfied to see the success of one of his whisperers," Kaidan said with disdain "I shouldn’t have brought you here"

I tore my eyes from the people now, and instead watched Kaidan’s hand on the steering wheel, and his long legs on the pedals This kept hhere I could stare out at the city lights Kaidan handedsoon

I talked with her while he got us checked in at the hotel

"You sound sad, honey," Patti said

"We just drove down the Hollywood strip There was a lot of suffering But I don’t want to think about that Today was a good day"

I told her about the Native American reservation and the Mexican restaurant She loved every detail I was glad to hear the strain gone fro will be fine I just know it"

"I s right now"

"I " She led "We’ll talk at this same time tomorrow?"

"Yes," I said "I love you"

"I love you, too, sweetie"

We lay on our separate beds, conteh we’d both changed into pajaed, but I didn’t ested

"Can’t," I said "Didn’t bring a bathing suit" On purpose

I sat up against the tower of pillows onas possible, in case he planned to go out