Settling into the chair again, he positioned himself behind one of the glasses, when the phone rang. ‘Tom?’ Ed spoke on the other end. ‘Hey Ed,...you’re never late are you?’ ‘No way my friend, I wouldn’t miss it for the world.’ ‘Hell of a storm last night huh?’ ‘Are we ready then?’ Tom asked, raising a glass. ‘Always, my dear friend, always.’ ‘To friends then,’ Tom said, before draining the Cognac empty in one pull. The silence indicated that Ed was doing the same. After a moment, Tom spoke.. I was little restless. I was not able to sleep anymore. She wasn’t showing any interest. After a few minutes, when she was not able to manage the cold. She voluntarily came inside my blanket and covered herself.Now it was 11 PM, and she was feeling sleepy. I woke up again and started drinking water, and went to the restroom. When I came back, I saw she had occupied more of my seat, and asked me:Mini: Are you not feeling sleepy?Me: How can I sleep when such a beautiful lady is next to me, it. .. though people usually don'tbelieve me when I say so, or they write it off as coincidence. The kindof magic I make is easy to do that with, or at least it always was. Forinstance: I've called thunderstorms even in the desert, madestreetlights black out just by thinking about it, given my natural lucka healthy boost when I needed it, and warded off things that I didn'twant to happen both to me and to my friends. It wasn't a matter ofcasting incantations or anything (though I have studied. ” Rochelle adjusted her glasses before sighing. “I wish Diana would get it together.”Dory frowned and did little to hide her contempt. “I think she has a lot more cunning than you give her credit for. She’d be the first one I’d try to reign in.”“You make it sound like she’s dangerous.” Rochelle laughed.“My apologies. I’m sure I’m overreacting.” She crossed her arms and wore her discomfort on her slouched shoulders. “Feel free not to answer this, but you didn’t seem the least bit surprised to.