She moved quickly to the door, looking around the room all the time.
She pushed the door open, a soft fear in her belly as she pounded down
the stairs. She burst out onto the dance floor and saw Jo at her place
at the bar.

Shane walked over to her, all submissiveness gone as she sat next to
Jo, and Jo nodded. This was the Shane she’d wanted to get to know, her
almost equal, the woman who could hunt as well as be the hunted.

“Feeling better?” Jo asked and Shane nodded, taking the drink that Jo gave her, just what she’d wanted, a rum and coke.

“Yes. What did you do to me?” Shane asked in a whisper, looking around
the room as if it were a secret. Jo sipped her drink her blonde hair
shimmered in the dim lights of the room.

“Something that I should never have done, it will come back to you.
Slowly and in dreamlike form I’m sure. For now, go back to Tina. And
have no fear of Susan; she can’t do anything to you anymore.” Jo said,
and Shane laughed, shaking her head and looking down, closing her eyes
for an instant and Jo was gone.

Shane searched the room but she was gone. Shane got up without finishing the drink and went to find Tina, needing to see her.

~*~*~*~*~*~

Alice was sitting at the Planet, tapping her foot to the music that
played on her the iPod. She was reading some material on her next
assignment. She looked up and Dana was striding over to her waving and
Tonya was a step behind her doing the exact same thing.

Twins. Alice groaned, they were twins. They were wearing matching
outfits, Tonya in a reddish tone and Dana in a greenish. It was
Christmas in July for ***** sake.

“WHOO HOO! Looks who’s back from the extended honeymoon!” Alice yelled,
getting up and hugging Dana, Tonya jumping into the hug from behind and
Alice was sure she was going to get squeezed to death.

“BREATH!” Alice bellowed and they let her go, giggling. They quickly took their seats, looking tanned and happy.

“So how was it?” Alice asked and Tonya began to speak.

“Oh it was wonderful” Tonya’s hands moving around, much like Dana usually did.