"Misha slipped back into the house and clicked the kettle on. She continued to watch Bob as he set about the gardening again, while her hands busily p...epared the cup and coffee.Less than five minutes later, Misha was stepping over her slabbed patio towards the fence. (Ken and she were far too busy to bother with gardening.)Bob had come over to meet her."Thanks."She made sure she made eye contact with him."you're welcome."She waited for him to sip the black drink."Well...?"She waited and watched. "Too much to change, and face it, maybe 5 songs we could pull off like that, everything else requires all of us." We'd developed a pretty good set, and we'd worked damn hard at getting tight and polished. Now Becky's betrayal was going to hurt us, big time. You bail on a big gig, kiss any hope of getting more of them goodbye.Deanna is lost in intense concentration."Earth to Deanna, come in Deanna!" I call.She looks up with a smile. "I have the answer. Khaos."Khaos works at the Hot Gear. The apprentice only took a few steps before Aislin enveloped her in ahug. Holding her for a moment, she said. ?When we are done tonight, wouldyou be willing to come home with me. You don?t know how much I havemissed waking up with you by my side.?Macha turned around, answering her with a kiss.++++++++++?No matter how long you look at that map, it won?t change the outcome ofwhat happened last week.?King Llwynog, ruler of the Kingdom of D?l Riata, let out a sigh as awoman, dressed all in white,. A little less than a month." Ooooooohhh... well, we wouldn't want to get things off on the wrong foot, now would we. Come on. I'll drive you home." Oh, you don't have to bother, J.R." No bother at all... and call me James." He gave Mark a little wink, and the young husband could feel his heart sink. He wanted to get away from his boss as soon as he could, and the thought of being stuck in rush-hour traffic with him really didn't appeal to Mark one bit. But how could he refuse? J.R. was his.