Julie took her shoes off and curled up on the striped fabric bench seat with her head on my lap; Sheila giggled and did the same with Adrian – after...all, who was to know that he was her twin brother – and both girls dozed all the way to Birmingham. Adrian and I leant back in the corners and rested our eyes – after all, it had been an energetic night for both of us as well.We changed trains at New Street, lunching on some British Rail sandwiches while we waited. They were freshly made and. John didn’t move. He was starting to get blurry eyed. He looked up to see three helicopters land near the house. He shut his eyes for a minute and the next thing he knew Ed was by his side, holding the shirt tight against the wound. Rover was sitting next to him.When John lost consciousness, Beth arrived and immediately began working on his wound. She was a good trauma surgeon, but operating on the bare ground with only the contents of her medical bag was beyond her skill. She patched him up. Are you okay with that?" Sure. If she presses you for details, don't give her any." Lillith's a lot closer to being a Christian than she thinks," said Natalie. "This Goddess she worships is actually the Holy Spirit." How do you figure that?" I asked."The Holy Spirit is referred to several times in Paul's epistles as 'she.'"###Natalie, the self-employed writer, drove me as usual to my job. It was a cold clear January day. Last week's freakish winter storm which left as much as 15 inches of snow. Part way through the movie, Penny suggested I put my arm around her shoulder. She snuggled up against me when I did that. Penny smelled so wonderful. She laid her head on my shoulder.We met Will and Abby when our movie was done. The four of us talked and joked on 25 minute drive home. I had Will drop me off with Penny when we got to her house.I said, "I had a good time tonight, Penny."She answered, "I did too, Kyle. Thank you for keeping your hands to yourself." I would never do anything you.