<strong><em>Henry Pratz --Sunday At Church</em></strong><br/><br/>The look of disapproval on Henry's face clearly showed when he saw his brother and his family rush at the last minute to stand next to them. A Pratz was never late, and his brother and his family were notorious for always being close to the time. Then again, from experience Henry knew that it wasn't his younger brother's fault...but that of his niece. His eyes landed on Desdemona with an indulgent smile. The only child of his brother, she was spoiled rotten. And Henry knew that she wasn't going to get any better as time wore on but he couldn't find it in his heart to be annoyed by that. She was clearly a favorite, not only to him but to the entire Pratz family. All she had to do was flutter her pretty lashes and the world was her oyster.<br/><br/>The service quickly started and the sermon was one on infidelity and morals. Henry's face remained on the Reverend the entire time, his hand clasped on his wife's. Never once did his demeanor change of one of guilt of shame for what he had done just the night before. Henry knew that his life in his town was his to command and control. The Fucking Gulch was merely his way of staying on top of things, making sure that the town was well cared for and the rich and poor were handled properly.<br/><br/>The entire service took and a hour and a half and finally the Reverend closed his book and bowed his head. After a prayer, the congregation stood and were dismissed. Henry turned warm eyes to Desdemona and opened his arms, "Come here, you little beauty!" His smile was wide, clearly favoring her out of all of the Pratz family. It was obvious that Henry held his niece in a much higher standard than anyone else and if he were to find out her involvement with the Fucking Gulch...well. Old Man Harris would definitely hear about it.<br/><br/><strong><em>Katherine Jones --Sunday After church</em></strong><br/><br/>"That was a lovely sermon," Katherine said gently to Vince, dabbing the corners of her eyes with the napkin that she had picked up. The sermon had felt like it had been directly for her, and she had felt such shame and disgust over her involvement with the Fucking Gulch. But even with the shame and the guilt...she wasn't going to stop. Not after last night when she was able to see Amethyst in a way that...she never had before. She had felt her phone vibrate and when she saw Viv's response she had felt her body tremble with excitement. And then the sermon hit home and she had felt such intense emotions.<br/><br/>How could she be so disgusted in herself and yet crave more of the feelings that came when she visited that place?<br/><br/>Vince chuckled at his wife's obvious tears, "My sermons often get to you, don't they Katie?" He squeezed her shoulder affectionately, "I need to greet some people. Just get the house ready and I'll be there as soon as the last person leaves."<br/><br/>Katherine nodded and grabbed her purse, saying hi to a few people as she walked towards the exit. She was so busy making sure all of her kids were corralled that she almost ran into the pew were Bill was sitting at. Her eyes flew up and when she saw him, she felt heat flare up to her cheeks before she stammered, "Bill!" Her smile was shy as she said quietly, "I'm so pleased that you were able to make it to church today. How's the shop doing?"