"No," Claire interrupted. "I am not lonely; I am not looking …”

…. his eyes were wide and his brow was sweaty …

"Here we go, baby," she whispered …

"Like calls to like," Evelyn responded …

… he didn't want to know what he knew …

Waiting was the late phase …

"It's shabbier than the rest," she said …

The wolf hesitated, suspicious …

It was his way …

They were protective of these …

The cat looked as disinterested as ever …

"I just want to put a bee in your bonnet ... or hood, you know … “

Credit: references to the work of H. P. Lovecraft

"I just want someone with a good heart … “

Janine needed coffee and a hot minute …

“ … But a person's gotta stand and deliver, do they not? …

Data Clearing logged a full capture …

She rolled her eyes at him …