I left the store around 11:30 so that I could get to Marsha's office before noon. It took me twenty minutes to drive across town to her office and I w...s sitting, waiting for the traffic light to change so I could make a left turn into the parking lot at Marsha's office building, when I noticed a black BMW sitting right in front of the door to her building.As soon as I saw the car I thought 'that looks like Leon's BMW, and at the very moment I saw Marsha come out of her building and get into the. We went in, took a booth by a window looking out onto the intersection of Broad and 10th Street as it braced itself for the new days bustling activity, and ordered breakfast. I led off our conversation. "Helen, last night... well, last night was great."At this point, wanting to say something profoundly romantic, I could only manage to stammer, "I,... I,..." "Jim,"she was smiling at me as she said it. "I thought last night was sensational. Hopefully we'll have more nights like that; perhaps. I didn't intend to start now. Sally seemed to sense that and sent her reassurances to Janey."She does."With that, I reached over and loosened the silk belt that was holding her hooded robe closed. Gently I lifted her hood and slowly drew the robe away from her, exposing her nakedness to the guests.There was absolute silence as they saw my intended bride. Well, except for Amud, who muttered a phrase that, loosely translated, meant, 'Praise Allah, I can die a happy man.' He always had been. He hoped to make it just before sundown so he could pick up a few items he needed for the road still. He could trade his old boots for a newer pair. For the first half an hour he moved at a steady pace, getting a feel for what his body could handle. He knew he would be hurting the next day but he would need to push on in spite of any pain or weakness he knew he’d be feeling over the coming days and weeks. Ahead, he finally saw the edge of the farm where Kaara lived. She had not been seen by any.