"Whitney had heard the stories. For that matter, she did trust Aunt Cass to side with her. That's why she had called her in the first place."Honey," h...r aunt continued, "you've been a wonderful help these two days, and I knew that you wanted to see Joshua. But I still wasn't ready for a visit. And you're not the sort of kid to suggest a visit the day before you get on the bus. There was worry in your voice when you called."Was she that transparent? "Everything's fine now. Really." And you're. I was terrified that Jenny would tell my wife what happened out of guilt or perhaps even spite. The fear did not go away completely, after the first few days it went from being ever present to just coursing through me whenever they got together. I knew I had done the right thing, and not telling my wife was my way of not making it a bigger deal than what it was.Another reason, probably the main reason, why I did not mention it to me wife was the fact that my fantasies of Jenny had gone into. My three escorts stayed by my side until we were outside an unmarked door on one of the top stories of the building. It had to be high for I could see the top of the other buildings when I entered the reception room which had a large picture window overlooking the city.My escorts handed me over to a man in civilian clothing but obviously military by his bearing, who actually signed for me."We have waited a long-time for you Charlie. We know all about your trips and the rescues you done." I. " You could never live long enough to pay back everything you owe me," he said."I'll have it put on my gravestone that I died owing Leon Mussleman more than I could repay him." You keep my name off of any gravestones," he said. "My wife is looking for a reason to toss all my stuff out on the lawn already." See you, Leon." See you, Bob."With the case file in hand I went to see Denny. He wasn't all that happy to see me. The Ghost's appeal was working its way through the system. He was trying to.