I’d like her to be there though. I mean if we ever are ready.’ Wayne asked, ‘What if she’s ready now?’ Paul answered quickly, ‘I’d marry...her. I’d marry her today. This morning if that’s what she wanted.’ They drove on for several miles without any further comment. The brothers were each considering what to say next. At last Aubrey asked, ‘What if she wants to leave. Say good bye I mean. Just ditch you and move on.’ Paul didn’t wince, but he sure gave a good imitation of it, ‘You already said. She rang the agency. The details were doable. She could visit at 0730/0800 and again 1800/1830. That's all it was. The gentleman had fallen down stairs and damaged his shoulder, the work was only checking on him making sure he was getting a meal. The k**s were organised into after school club and dad would take them to school in the mornings. Lesley was excited that maybe her luck was changing. She arrived at the gentlemans house at 0725, she prided herself on being early. She checked her. His first successful flight for the company took place September 14, 2029; and is the first known jump by a human test pilot. (Based on Huxby’s extensive early career in the RAF, air travel terminology is still widely used in the time travel industry, on the commercial end, at least.) Huxby’s first destination was ten years into the past: an abandoned RAF airbase in Greenland. He remained onsite a scant half-hour, the frigid cold of January allowing time only to chisel his name and date into. “Free pass.” “You’re too sweet, Zach.” “Just the truth.” “I feel like a whale.” “You’re gorgeous,” he countered. “Thank you. I know it’s silly, but that just made me feel really good.” He grinned up at her. “Mission accomplished.” “I’m going to push my luck, then. Could you do my shoulders, too?” “Sure.” He slid off the couch and negotiated the narrow space between it and the coffee table. Marie sat up a little straighter as he moved in behind her. The subtle, fruity smell of her shampoo made.