"Dan's voice was full of disbelief as he responded, "Blew it off?"Carson started the car and nodded for Daniel to fasten his seatbelt. "I need to get ...ack to my office and make some calls. Lawrence was one of the last people that I'd expect to side with Trosper."The councilman put the car in gear and pulled back out onto the gravel. "Tell your father that I think someone is lubricating the wheels to get this through. We may need his help to stall long enough to find out what's really going on.". Zinnia smiles at me and opens the door wider“It’s been a while Mike”I grin at her, she’s just as tall as I am and for a moment I have to struggle to keep my hands from grabbing her and pulling her closer for a kiss“Yeah, I’ve been busy”“So what can I do for you?”I hold out the power cord to her“Could you plug this in for me please? I want to get this lawn and weeds down, before starting the pump to check if all the sprayers are still working and then just water the garden”She takes the cord. The episode in Geneva was still with her. Johannes had been a good friend and a rewarding lover since she had left the life whose end she was still trying to forget. After Rummy Harms, he was the most reliable, the most understanding and sensitive man she had known through those years of reconstruction. The night with René had just been an opportunity to bank the fires that had gone unslaked during the days in Geneva and London.But, as she considered it all, she thought, too, of Johannes, and. He said you were doing guys’ hair now too. Is that true?” I was blushing like crazy and kept looking at the floor.Helen giggled, then hollered, “Grace, dear, I’ve got a shampoo out here for you to do!” I looked around and Gracie was nowhere to be seen.When Gracie came around the corner from the back room and saw me, I don’t know who’s eyes were bigger, mine or hers. Her ‘O’ expression turned to a smile, when she realized I was the only one in here.Then she nearly ran over to me. “Hi Ed! Are you.