"I smiled back, nodding. Then I thought of Mike and I stopped smiling. Jo noticed and linked arms with me, pulling me towards the car."Come on you. I ...now its Mike's ... ending. But don't be too maudlin. Lets go to the reception and remember him. We probably knew him better than any one except his mother. Let's go tell some stories, drink some toasts and be glad we knew him. You know that's how he'd want it."I nodded. She was right. That is what he'd want. And he'd have insisted on bringing out. She closed the door and ran to the bathroom, completely ignoring Buck on her way past. He sat up in bed, looking toward the bathroom door and trying to understand what had just happened. He got up and wandered gently over to the bathroom, opened the door quietly and crept in. His warm hand slinked around her waist and across her stomach like a snake constricting, as he pulled her back close against his front. Sophie tilted her head back against his shoulder, kissing his neck and smelling the. ” She placed her hand on her heart and sighed again.“It’s not me,” I replied. “It’s us. We have something special. Some sort of connection. Like positively and negatively charged particles coming together.” She looked at me quizzically. “It’s explosive,” I said.She grinned. “You swallow a science book or something?”“No,” I said with a laugh. “I was flicking through the channels last night after you left and came across this documentary on that big particle collider in Switzerland. It was really. I fumbled with my zipper as I walked out behind her. "Do I look alright Veronica?" I asked as we walked towards the reception area. "Howdy, Is your zipper up, or are you still running unpaid advertisements for Jockey?" Veronica asked without breaking her brisk stride or turning her head. "It's up Veronica." "Then I'm sure you look perfectly handsome then, as always." she said, stopping abruptly and spinning almost into my arms as she turned to face me. We stood there, less than a foot.