Well after that Melody was a little different around me. I noticed when my Wife was at work she walked around without a bra and seemed to talk to me ... little more. I just blew her off which must have made her a little more intrigued because I don't think too many dudes ignored her. It was very hard for me to do this because I was very horny and my Wife was just starting her career and was working all the damn time. Then I started to play a game with Melody. I started to be mean to her to. .. smarter than the average; a completely broken barrier door that would take more than me to repair; hundreds of darkspawn just on the opposite side of the door.I looked around, finally remembering that there were others around who perhaps shouldn’t be hearing what I had to say; Leliana had apparently shooed them all away while I had my meltdown, and was standing at a short distance, guarding us from eavesdroppers. I smiled gratefully at her, and she nodded back, uncharacteristically serious.. It made me smile, because I had five bags with me, a personal record. I needed his help to get everything to the car.As we left the airport I was reminded why I love New York. There was so much energy you just felt anything was possible. I knew I could move here and make a go of it. I loved the high-rises and the wild ride. Seeing my driver navigate effortlessly through the congestion was a rush.The driver took me to a three story brownstone. I went up the steps with three of my bags and then. . yes and no. How would he feel when she came home, when he was back in control? Relieved... that was understating it, a weight was lifted off his chest, he wasn’t relieved, he was euphoric, flying high, so overjoyed to have her back, to have her safe, to not be losing her.Every time he kissed her goodbye it felt like it might be the last time... and it almost was.The sounds in his ears had changed and even though his eyes were open, he had stopped seeing the images. What did the mystics call.