"I know all about your transformation . . . I was there for it. And I know what horrors your 'husband' has forced upon you. We've talked with the ...ods on your behalf, and they have agreed to let us help you, but only if you could recognize me, which you have." "Yes, I recognize you," I said. "You look exactly the way I imagined you would." She giggled at that, a glorious, musical sound. "Of course I do. I can look like anything -- that's part of being supernatural -- but I chose to. I checked with the ferry captain who told me that the Mogul was headed upstream and was expected to get here sometime next week.When I got back I found Willy making a flat hearth under the direction of a neighbor, Sam Hodges. I found that Sam was the expert in making well drawing fireplaces and helped everyone build theirs. I watched as he directed Willy in making sure the stones were level and went out far enough to keep embers from falling into the room. With his help we soon had the firebox. If it hadn’t been for Mason crowning at that exact moment, which is insanely uncomfortable, I would have literally gotten off of that bed and kicked at Cooper until he’d left the room,’ Callia remembered with a grin. ‘Go back in there, and when you do, apologize for being annoying then don’t say ANYTHING else until the baby is actually born,’ Cooper advised. Gray gave each of his friends a look that expressed his nervousness, his fear and his excitement and walked back into the delivery room.. Sweet and caring as she was, and despite doing everything she possibly could for my Dad, this was a woman who was never, ever paid any compliment, bought flowers or even a meal out, unless it was to help entertain his business partners. Try to persuade her as I would, she would never countenance leaving him. Call it what you will, the love she must have had for him, the way he totally controlled her, or her chronic lack of self-esteem, she was in a rut with him, and she would not do anything.