She told me that her mom had wondered why we weren’t seeing each other except at her grandfather’s house. Joyce was afraid that would get back to ...er grandfather and might cause problems. She wondered if I would come to dinner at their house on Saturday. That was the day before I was planning to see Don Joseph again, so I thought it made sense, but I was a bit concerned.“Joyce, why all the effort at putting up a false front?”“It’s just easier. And it’s not such a false front, really.”“No? Your. His face was wrapped in bandages. I assumed his eyes would be black, which is what usually happened when your nose was broken.I knocked on the frame and Mark slowly moved his head. When he saw me he got part way up and said, "What the fuck you want here?" His voice was odd with the bandages and the damage.I walked in and put my books on a dresser then turned. "Somebody is spreading vicious rumours about you at school." Nobody would do that." Somebody had to be the lookout. I went after him when. .." - 2 -I woke to a pounding headache. Opening my eyes I saw two women in thedoorway of my apartment, locked in a very passionate embrace. One wastall, short-haired and athletically built, clad in black leathertrousers and an aviator's jacket: Marla.The petite woman in her arms was me.With that I looked down at my own body. And cried out."You're awake," said the redhead, breaking their clinch, "good. Wedidn't want to leave without saying goodbye." D...David?" Of. "I fell a lot betternow, but I need to figure out a few things I don't know yet." If you're looking for a place to stay, you're welcome to come over to myhouse." she offered me.I had to laugh out loud. "And meeting your husband the head of the H1looking like this? I don't think that is a good idea." Oh yeah you don't know, I kicked that asshole out." she said."You did what?" I asked surprised, I couldn't believe what I had justheard."Yes I kicked him out, he went all nuts on me when I told him.