Enrique felt they would be safe here after having seen the proficiency of the Ninja Warriors first hand and he told Maria so. Glancing at the clock on...the nightstand Maria saw that it was early afternoon and realized that she had slept for hours undisturbed by any dream or nightmare. "That alone," she thought, "is reason enough to thank the wizard."Maria wondered just what the word wizard really meant now that she had encountered one outside of a fairy tale. Realizing that there was quite a. " Come on inside, out of the heat," Emma said, and, almost on the same stroke, she was chastising herself. What am I doing? Inviting a stranger into my house when I'm alone? But she turned and led him into the hall and through to the kitchen.Eric followed, and noticed, a certain opulence around him, everything expensive, but his eyes also tracked the sway of her buttocks. The kitchen was large, richly appointed, with a table and two chairs in the centre. He sat on one of the chairs. and watched. For a first course I would prepare a crayfish and crab salad with guacamole, served with a chilled dry white wine. For the main course, chicken breasts stuffed with pate in a mushroom and brandy cream sauce, served with baby new potatoes, baby leeks and green beans. For pudding I would serve a forest fruit pavlova with lots of whipped cream. Whilst You were eating I would make sure I was at hand to keep Your glasses topped up and for any task that You may set me.After each course I would clear. Gloria was my best mate; there was no doubt about it. She wasalways there for me when I needed her and during the weeks we had shared ahouse together we had become accustomed to each others ways and littlefoibles. It was almost like being a married couple!An internal explosion went off in my head like a flash of light. Now Iknew why I wasn't able to build any long-term relationships with otherpeople; I was in love with Gavin/Gloria! But which one did I love? Was itthe boy or the girl; or both?.