Bring Kate into the fold.

The possessed Laura smiled as she strutted confidently back into the Haven and looked around. Some patrons sat at various tables, enjoying delicious, high quality dinners while others were at the bar drinking away their troubles or having a conversation with the bartender who Laura's memories were telling her was named Ernie. This place reminded Jonny a lot of the Warehouse, only it seemed to cater to a considerably wealthier and more respectable crowd. Like anywhere on earth, there were still criminals and low-lives in Snow Creek, but it was a very different way of life. Unlike the big city that Jonny had previously called home, there was no constant battle here between the police and the criminals. The little knowledge of this topic that Laura had in her head told Jonny that they main crime family in town had connections to almost every institution in the area, which included the local authorities. That meant that as long as they were smart about what they did, they had free reign. It was a very interesting set up and Jonny made a note to try to get his influence into that family somehow, but Laura's limited knowledge just couldn't give him enough information to know how he could go about doing that.

Jonny walked through the restaurant that he now owned and smiled kindly at the faces that he recognized thanks to Laura's memories. He walked over to Ernie winked at the heavyset bartender, sitting down on the seat immediately in front of where he happened to be standing. "How's my favorite in-house psychologist doing?" she asked, making sure to treat this fat fuck with the same respect that the real Laura would give him. Jonny wanted to be careful not to blow his cover, which meant playing the part of his meatsuit for now.

"Doing great, Laura!" he exclaimed, pouring his boss a beer. Laura had taken a risk hiring him all those years ago and there was never a second when he wasn't grateful to her for it. He leaned over the bar to whisper in Laura's ear "lemme tell you, though. Some of these guys have some mighty big chips on their shoulders. Awful lot of stress. Maybe it's a good idea to invest in those strippers I keep suggesting to get them cheered up" he said with a grin.

The supposed Laura laughed and playfully jabbed his shoulder. "Ernie, how many times do I have to tell you that the Haven will never be one of those classless joints. We want to actually keep up our high end business" she said with a smile on her face. In her mind, Jonny actually liked the sound of that. Maybe Ernie here could be made into the first new hire...but that wasn't a thought for right this moment. The last city had taught Jonny many lessons. He certainly did not want to repeat his mistakes. "Ernie, I need to go to my office and make a few calls to the other places I own. Need to make sure they aren't being burned to the ground by those stand-in managers that I have" she said, getting up from her seat and pulling down her skirt. While Laura owned several high end bars and restaurants, the Haven was her first and so it was the one where she kept her main office. She ran the others through a selection of stand-ins that she contacted regularly to give orders to. "Do me a favor. If you see Kate, let her know that I want to have a word with her."

"Sure thing, boss" Ernie said with a smile as he walked over to one of the patrons to refill his drink. Laura grinned as she walked away from the bar and into her spacious office, which had several couches and tables in it. Laura was always an approachable and well liked woman. She enjoyed giving her employees great benefits, so if business was light, she would allow for her office to double as a lounge for employees who were taking a break and wanted to schmooze. Several waiters and waitresses were currently inside, making small talk.

"Sorry everyone, but I need to make a few phone calls and then have an important meeting. Please leave as soon as you can" she said with a pleasant smile on her face. No one gave a fuss and within a few seconds the room was empty. the employees were used to this happening fairly regularly and since Laura was such a good boss to them, they never minded having to leave their little lounge, especially since it was only their lounge because Laura was okay with it. Jonny smiled at Laura's reflection in the large mirror on one of the walls. "So, this is what it's like to be listened to out of love instead of fear or ****. It's actually pretty nice" he said, placing a hand on the mirror and seeing his sexy reflection do the same. It was strange. Jonny was so used to using his demonic powers to demand things of people that he was not used to being truly adored or respected as Laura was. Laura was a genuinely kindhearted woman and that automatically put her in a different category from all of his other meatsuits. Jack was a perverted teenager and Selina may have had an iron will, but she still enjoyed the perks that her job allowed her when it came to giving people orders over doing things herself. Fuck, even Angela Donovan was partly doing her medical research because she thought it would make her famous. From what Jonny could tell, Laura was a good boss because she wanted her employees to have a positive experience working for her. The fact that she had started from nothing made her incredibly humble, willing to take out the heavy trash herself instead of having a worker do it. She reminded Jonny a lot of...himself when he was human.

Jonny walked to Laura's desk and reclined in her leather chair. He closed his stolen eyes and for the first time in a long time, just relaxed and thought about things. Jonny's mind flashed through the events leading up to this moment. In his mind, he saw himself dying and being made into a demon, being freed from that house, leaving his group of fellow prisoners, possessing Jack, warping Lisa's mind, possessing Selina...loving Lisa as Selina...devouring Lisa's soul...Suddenly Jonny felt his stolen eyes tearing up. He reached for a tissue from Laura's desk and dabbed his eyes. He expected to see smudged makeup on the tissue, but Laura's memories told him that she didn't believe in altering natural beauty. Jonny smiled as he continued to relive the past in his head. the Old Man had made him kill the only person that he had ever cared for since becoming a demon. In his anger, he destroyed a good chunk of the city. Then his meatsuit at the time was shot and killed by some idiot of a cop who didn't know how to proper handle his gun. In the shock, Jonny let instinct take over and just flew as fast as he could. And Now Jonny found himself here, in the small town of Snow Creek, Colorado. It was a beautiful area that was so very different from the big city that he had just come from. He was in the body of a gorgeous woman whose tender heart reminded Jonny of his own from so very long ago. He was now rich. Thanks to the clientele of this town and the amount of places that Laura owned, Jonny now had access to more money and nicer commodities than even Lisa would have been able to give him back in the city.

Jonny moved his hands to his chest and cupped his stolen breasts. A smile formed on his stolen face. Was this Jonny's second chance? In this body, Jonny had a chance to lay low and regain his composure. In the city, he tried to do too much too fast. Here, he could take his time and really master his powers. He could make smaller, more meaningful moves in order to spread the perfect amount of chaos in this place. He would teach himself not to repeat the mistakes of the past and while he's doing that, he could figure out how to get his ****. The Old Man thought that having Jonny kill Lisa would destroy all that was left of Jonny's humanity, but he couldn't have been more wrong. While Jonny's ties to humanity were truly cut while he was in shock, it was now clear that he was still very much himself. He still felt loss for Lisa and he still felt some small need to actually be a good being that Lisa had brought out and that his current body was kindling in him. Of course, Jonny still would have plenty of demonic fun and he'd still enjoy spreading much needed chaos into the world, he now had a drive to free himself from the Old Man's grip. Where Jonny was certainly one of the bad guys, the Old Man was in his own realm. And as a former cop, Jonny felt that he had to be brought to justice for what he did.

Suddenly, Jonny's thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the office door. "You wanted to see me, boss?" Kate asked from the other side of the door in a soft, unsuspecting voice. Jonny grinned, removing his hands from his stolen chest and fixing his shirt, which had slid down quite a bit. Laura's memories of Kate's interview told Jonny that this young woman was almost 21 years old and studying psychology at Mason. She was a very attractive and sweet girl who Laura had taken an immediate liking to. Of course, Jonny had something quite sinister in mind for her. He may have rediscovered his humanity, but that didn't mean that he wasn't still a demon with his own drives and desires.

"Yes, Kate. Please come in" Jonny said with a sinister smile on Laura's face. He licked his lips as Kate opened the door.

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