"Claire asked, "How did that go over? Big Ben isn't exactly the patient type."Dot took a minute to sip her tea, then said, "When I told him I was busy...this weekend, he sort of acted like a little kid who didn't get the birthday present he wanted." Yeah, that would be like him," Claire agreed. "Maybe he isn't going to give you another chance." Oh, I'm not sure about that. He sent me three text messages this morning. He said I was cute and sexy. He invited me to a party on Saturday." You goin'?". Holding up Jason’s hand Mike replied, “This is Jason Longbow Magill. To most of the world he’s Jason, but to the Apache, and to Special Forces personnel of all nations, he’s generally known as Longbow, or the Colonel. The man is a legend among both groups.”“Is he your father?” Jan asked.“No Ma’am, at least not by blood. When I was ten my abusive father suddenly didn’t come home one night and has never been seen again. A few days later Longbow showed up as a representative of the tribe and. As we spoke he told me that he'd just 'come out' a few months previous and his parents were unhappy but what could he do. Then his phone rang and he said "The van's broken down I have to make my way back to the office, sorry" "It's ok but there's no rush is there?" he replied "No I suppose not". We talked another five minutes or so and I summed him up, he had blond hair, wearing Chino's and a T shirt. As he talked I couldn't help but watch him, then he stopped talking and I walked over to. I thought Lucas had squandered it all.”“That is indeed good news for a change. Do you need my help in arranging Lucas’s interment?”“I would appreciate that very much, dear Ellen. I am afraid it will be a lonely burial, even more so than Lucien’s.”“That cannot be helped, Marie. Do you want him buried at the same cemetery as Lucien?”“I am sure neither of them will mind,” Marie answered with a touch of her old wit. “The worst is that I shall have to wear black for another half year for Lucas. I am.