Seven Devils
An awkward head scratch later, and she was turning to their guests, "I'm so sorry about him! That was Damon, my friend. He…you see…Damon has it pretty rough here so please don't hold it against him!"
"I see."
Clay continued to stare at the spot Damon occupied prior; before he had turned away…Clay had seen it. The slow limp burdening his movements, the flawless porcelain skin, speckled with dirt that dampened its beauty.
But what truly caught his attention was…
"Is he up for adoption, by any chance?"
Amelia blinked in shock, her lashes fluttering once then twice around her carmine spheres, then she was nodding her head eagerly. "Yeah... he's been here for a while!"