" "Even if this fantastic tale were true, Countess, what business is it ofmine?" Captain Reginald questioned."The business is mine, Reginald, for I ha...e been asked by the Queen todetermine if the Princess, male by birth, would be receptive to wedding aPrince, as she must in order to fulfill the enchantment. Should she notmarry, then the King and Queen fear that there may be dire consequencesfor the Princess and perhaps the Kingdom too." From what little I know of them," Countess, "the fairies. . well, Jack, really ... were an instant replacement.aroslav: What happened?LISSA: A drunk driver entered the freeway the wrong way on an exit ramp. My parents happened to be in the first car he came to. Then about a year later, Aunt Jane got uterine cancer and died. It was so fast neither Jack nor I had a chance to adjust from one to the other. Suddenly Jack was everything to me.aroslav: Jack is quite a bit older than you are. How did he move from being your guardian to being your. If they touched each other within 48 hours they would swap back to theirown bodies, otherwise it was permanent. "I wish I was down there withyou," Alex said."I know. I want you here too. But the world needs you up there, so youcan stop this happening again and again."His wife's words echoed in his mind long after the call had ended. Thiswas where he was the most use, up here on a space shuttle hastilyreturned to use two years after the fleet had been retired. But he was afather and the desire. “Might get a bit warm, though. Black dresses in the sun, that can’t be nice.”“What?! Who’s wearing black dresses?!”“Well, all women in Saudi Arabia, as I understand it. Can’t go outside without an abaya, or whatever it’s called.”“I ... I ... I’m sorry?” I spluttered. “Which conversation are YOU having, exactly?”“I’m just saying it’s going to be warm. I’m coming with you. You want Carstairs? Then you also get Kelly. Package deal. Right?”“WRONG! What are you, nuts? I am not taking you or anyone.