"Welcome. So, what's up?"Brenda replied, "I just can't get last night out of my head! It's as if that's the reality and everything else is an illusion... Everything that happened was so intense! The rest of the world just seems 'blah' by comparison. For some reason, even seeing you fully dressed seems ... off."Suzanne smiled. "I know what you mean. But don't worry, there's a fix for that. Hold on; I'll be back in a jiff'."Brenda sat down in the living room and waited while Suzanne hurried up the. It was agreed that Jack would wait for Bill's leg to mend, then the two of them would take up the chase after Jake Blade.Once he could get out of bed, Bill spent a lot of time sitting on the front veranda and Jack joined him for long conversations. They got to know each other quite well, and the Annie portion of Jack found that she was developing quite an affection for Bill. Jack still did not tell Bill about Annie for fear that he would be driven off, because Annie/Jack had no intention of. Melena knew what she was doing, she had obviously tied up many guys (and gals?) before. He reached into her purse and opened it to see if there were scissors or any kind of blade. Nothing of use. He took a hop to the backpack, unzipped the main compartment, and felt around. No sharp objects were apparent, but as he sorted through the objects in the backpack, he felt a large pouch with perhaps something coiled, a small plastic pouch, something folded at the very bottom and a few other objects. Two hours later BLUE THUNDER touched down at the Kent County International Airport. Isa was shaking like a leaf for defying her master, until she saw both her daughter and granddaughter. The tears were just flowing like the same dam had broken in different three places. Isa had a tight hold on Ted’s hand and she didn’t release his had until she saw her family members. It took Ted 15 minutes to get all these women into the car. He then went to Teddy’s house to drop them, off telling all of these.