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“I take it Gabriel has never brought you here?” Dick asked, taking in my horrified expression “He probably thinks it blasphemous or unpatriotic or one of those terht-ass with no sense of humor”

“You know that you’re not going to getlike that,” I told him “You say you’re interested in Andrea and I’—well, tolerating Gabriel’s presence Why are you stillthose comments about Gabriel?”

Dick mulled that over for a moment “Force of habit What the—” Dick was interrupted as a pale, lanky man with a shock of badly dyed black curly hair knelt before me and kissed my sandaled feet Unfortunately, the sandals were pretty old, so I can only iine how funky that must have been

“U hiet him off my foot

He peered up at ht Childe?”

“I’ up the social scene, but I wouldn’t classify myself as lonely It’s not as if I have a bunch of cats or so”

A sied kohl around her eyes joined hi of beer “We wish to drink at the fount of your wisdom,” the blonde whispered

“Show us the way,” Floppy Black Hair intoned

“Jason—”

Floppy Black Hair objected “My name is Bowan Ravenswood, ancient one”

“Your naether” I pulled ain

“Let me—”

“Remove your hand, or that will be the last time you know the touch of a woman”

His smile was feverish “I would be happy to have you initiate me”

“Jason, go home, or I’ll have my mama call your mama”