“I could really learn to like it!”“Care to make drinks?” she asked.“Absolutely.” I sat down on the couch and glanced at Kelly as she sat d...wn next to me, catching a glimpse of lace at the hem of her dress. Definitely stockings, not pantyhose. Yowza! I made a pair of whiskey sours on the rocks and handed her one. “From the quiet in the house, I take it our children are off terrorizing somebody else tonight?”“Your parents, and it’s not just tonight.”“Oh?”“They’re gone until Sunday night.”I smiled. But times have changed and rather than race to seek what was outside of our planet, the world is now seeking what is actually beneath the surface. A group of scientists have unearthed something that looks incredibly dangerous and old and rather than leave well enough alone, they brought it back to study. After many attempts to unseal the artifact that they found, their labors bore fruit. The Evil One has returned and wishes to return to its original purpose, believing that the women who stopped. I was finally able to spend more time with my beloved wife, cutting myworking hours to only two days a week, the rest of the time I was alwayscontactable but I was seldom needed. My choice of staff had beenexcellent.Jilly started to spend time with charities that she'd taken under herwing and I spent quite a bit of time expanding my cooking skills,something I'd always wanted to do. I especially liked it when I couldshow off my talents in that respect to our friends and family. I can'tsay I. "You've taken a weight off my shoulders."Mark turned his head sharply. "Were you worried?" he asked.Victoria nodded. "Frightened that I'd bump into him or that he would seek me out." Oh, my sweet!" Mark's voice was tender and concerned.Victoria gave him one of her smiles but this was enhanced by love. "My champion saw him off though." Huh!" exclaimed Mark. "It was your champion (He said the word in disgust) who landed you with the problem in the first place." Nonsense. It was my impatience and.