"Right," said Abigail, when they'd finished hugging, "I'd better getdownstairs and get everything ready for dinner. Chef prepared it in theslow cooker...before leaving and it'll be ready in about twenty minutes.That gives you time to freshen up and to change into something morecomfortable."When she left Jennifer went immediately to her closet and began pullingout various dresses."No trousers, I see," said Jessica, ruefully."Can't say I'm surprised," said Jennifer, holding one dress after. ”“Thank you.”A week later, Willow hosted a meeting at the house on Sunday afternoon. “Bob, Jim, Derek, Don, Marlene, this is Rod Minchen, the owner of WWLX as well as the head of the news department. He’s a hands-on manager.”The niceties of handshakes and name exchanges were made. Several mugs of coffee got passed around, and the group settled down for business in the large home’s living room. Bob noted the large question mark over Rod’s head wondering about why Willow had brought him to this. She had been diagnosed with inoperable cancer in one of her kidneys, which had metastasized to her bladder.Her parents tried to make the last of her life enjoyable, and they certainly had the means since they were multi- millionaires, but even their millions could not buy back their child's life.They were also convinced that Enoch and Elijah were THE biblical personas and they made the pilgrimage to New Jersey to let their daughter see the two of them, but they couldn't get close enough to see. . an adult woman, not some scared shitless school girl like the few he had managed to seduce! Goddamn... supposing he wasn't man enough for her after all? Or maybe he'd shoot his load right off like a baby-assed kid! Christ, wouldn't she have the laugh on him though, after all his big friggin' talk... ?"Well, Olaf... ? What's wrong, darling?" Dianne urged, catching the flash of apprehension that passed over his face. God, she couldn't let him get cold feet now! And he was... he was!.