"I'll be okay," she told me, pausing at the door, "Just... Wait here. I'll be back."And that was that, Faith was gone. I'd done this before, stood here waiting while she was gone but-- Well, things were different now. Last time, Faith and I had been testing the waters with the whole live-in relationship thing, I'd been of the unknocked up ( Read more... )

I'd stayed because I didn't know what else to do with myself. Had no money, had no real friends, had nothin' but my own damn self. Wasn't that always the way? Guess they weren't joking about all that she alone stuff, and sometimes I thought about goin' back to B. Showin' up in Rome just to say hey and then maybe settling down, ya know? Help out ( Read more... )

"You know where the door is."

"I'm sorry, I really am."

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( the farther I fall... )

It was easier then I thought it'd be. Trackin' down the demon. Although once you got within a few city blocks it was easy to see why. C wasn't kiddin' when she said the thing reeked, cause seriously...it smelled like all the sewage in L.A. backed up and overflowed onto the streets. Man, I get that this guy's a demon who eats little kids, but c'mon ( Read more... )

"Okay, the hotel's being put up for auction next month," said David, somewhat distracted as he spoke to me, "You want me to make a downpayment?"

"No, David," I frowned, twirling the phone cord around my fingers, "We'll get it."

Truth was? I wasn't sure how I was going to get it, what with the being broke and all. What little savings I'd had ( Read more... )

I woke up wicked early in the morning and I wasn't even sure why I was up so early. Must be a slayer thing cause it seemed like I hardly ever needed to sleep. Used to suck back in the day when I was chillin' in an eight by ten. Lights go out at eleven o'clock and there's not much to do except sleep or stare up at the bunk over yours. Lights didn't ( Read more... )