"They rose and walked Sabine to the door. Her limousine was waiting outfront, and Amanda gave her a warm hug before she walked down to thewaiting car....I'm sorry, Susan," Amanda said as they walked back to the parlor."Sabine's visit was a bit of a surprise. Gretchen was away in townpicking up some groceries and I was unable to let you know she was here.When she got back, she did not know to go and tell you." I don't see how it could do any harm," Susan said. "I'm sure she has noidea who I am.. " I'm a frog," I said."A pretty frog," Dana said. "If someone kisses you, you'd become aprincess." You should know, Dana. Sarah, um, made a joke that she and Maryannewere an item." That makes sense. When's the ring's off, she has permission." Jesus, Dana. Doesn't that bother you?" It's just skin, Chris." She put her hand on mine. "If I have permissionto sleep with other people, so should she." I guess." Chris," she said, changing the subject. "Why don't we dance? Not withguys, with each other.. Grayson', he had said quietly, ' in case you want my services again'. He had laid it on the work-top and before she could react he was gone, down the path and into the lane.Now eight months later she sat at the phone with that card in her hand.It was the night, a few weeks ago, in the small hotel on the outskirts of Carlisle that had started it. She had gone to visit her mother in hospital and had booked in to the hotel to avoid staying overnight in her mother's flat. Arriving back after. They both regretted this unfortunate turn of events, but they were powerless to change anything. Had they known before they got involved, how much trouble this would cause, they might well have let the Whites kill the shaman.At other times, they were able to rescue some good from a sea of bad. They once got a call from their danger sense which dragged them to the site of a farm wagon which had turned over. The adults in the wagon were killed by the accident, but two children had been thrown.