She made no attempt to hide the numbers as she opened the safe. There were a lot of items in the safe, but she pulled out a tattered old notebook. She...smiled as she handed it to me."My father never knew about this," she said. "My mother said she was overwhelmed by the things you did to her, but she was even more shocked by some of the things you said. She said she never knew what made her do it, but she spent the next several days writing down everything she could remember about what you said.. This was a first. And I will admit, it took some getting used to, and I really learned to enjoy everything about being a dad.I was one of the lucky ones if you could call it that. My wife's ex-husband decided he simply didn't want to be in the picture because he didn't want to deal with another guy, see his girls grow up in a house with some other dude, and he obviously didn't want the responsibility. So one night, without as much as a goodbye, he packed up and left. It took us almost four. I began wearing baggy clothes, slouching ... it was mental, really." So what changed, son?" his father asked, concerned."Oh I know what changed, dear. It called a Zoe." his mother laughed.James just smiled, blushing again."Oh? Oh! I see! So ... when do we get to meet this Zoe?" his father grinned expectantly."Didn't I tell you? Oh dear, I met her the other day, jut for a moment. Very pretty girl, the most adorable bright blue eyes and platinum blond hair. James, why don't you invite her over. "I've had others here in the past. A few apprentices and such, but they never seem to work out. Like him." The Wizard said pointing to a sleeping dog. "He was here for a while, got into some stuff and poof! It's ok, though. He protects the place for me." The Wizard turned around a picked up a large crystal ball and placed it on the table in front of them. "Care to see how our friend Billy is making out?" he asked."Why, yes," Kenneth said surprised at the offer. "I would." The Wizard ran his.