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materialized in Gloria's living room. They'd all decided th

alking," Philip muttered as he pulled his cell phone out of

" Troy insisted, a dark scowl in place

Jeremy began to say but trailed off when hi

long enough to know the tricks that can be played." He glared at Jeremy. "For all I know, the voice I heard on the pho

g will be the real Paul?" Deloris chuckled, the

icked up a thing or two from you

to send him over, De

eave. "It was lovely meeting you, Troy." She called

omething whilst we wait

look. "At least not until I see for myself that he is okay. I feel responsible for this predicament he find

y had agreed to eat...at some point. "Why don't you make yourself comfortable?" Gloria waited un

tha

o Jeremy's amusement. That earne

miled. "What hav

eets?" Troy retorted. "Were you part of it?" He looked clos

want their relationship to take

a mother?" Troy asked

understand.

ll hear their innocent screams. There were some really good people in there and you killed them all. No matter

"You can't talk to her lik

s not

felt it. It's only natural to feel it when you share a bond with someone. Now, you're going to s

pect and fear. But somehow, he didn't fear Jeremy at all because he knew that the man wouldn't hurt him. He just knew it. "What are you going to

e name as if it gave him a bitter ta

something to you when you were a kid or something? Maybe destroyed your toy? Cut off your tail? Come on, tell me.

ly sign that he was about to lose it was the change in his eyes and the sudden sprouting of claws

..or should I say form." Troy taunted

ed his face to hers. "Hey, stop it." She said urgently. "Don't get him worked up." Th

not pulling away from Gloria's touch. "He's targeted

l explain to you later," Gloria

ff Philip. "We're going for a run. I

n if he didn't do it right then. "Son, do me a favour please." She looked Troy in the eye. "I believe what P

ell him anythin

's hair. Again, he didn't pull away from those finger

ered but Philip heard him just

yes. "He's not into guys." He repeated unnecessarily. "

outta here."

oming

emy. "I'll get in touch later.