He wasn't there! I went into immediate panic mode thinking somethinghorrible must have happened. I simply wanted to curl up in his bed andhug my ted...y bears till their stuffing came out. I found myself running,stumbling for the front door. Home was where I needed to be. It took mea minute to extricate my key from my purse and make my way inside.Thankfully, Aunt Melissa was home."Auntie M? Have you heard from Sam?" I asked as the tears began flowingdown my face. She jumped off the couch. After that, you can do whatever you want. I won’t lift a finger or say a word to stop you. Okay?”“You’re not in the fucking convertible, are you? I’m not ready to get back into some tiny-ass car.”“No, Jazzie’s with me. We came in the Yukon.”It took them another half-hour to get all signed out, and they were on the road by 8:00. Solomon seemed to be on a mission, and they pulled into the garage at 8:45. The trip home was eerily quiet. Jadzia was sitting in the front seat. Carla thought. Not so this time. The nurse hadn't taken my temperature yet, although she had finished up with the other things. Then, she pulled out this strange looking device resembling that instrument the doctor uses to look into your ears. And, as I found out, that's sort of what it was ‑ except it measured body temperature by being inserted in the ear. It was most uncomfortable as she inserted it a little deeper than I've ever experienced and it had to stay in there a while longer (usually the doctor. I rolled quickly away, trying to reestablish space between us. Using the weight of my armor, I tipped backwards and regained my feet. Devnikolus hadn’t moved again. Instead, he stood still, his eyes watching me closely. He held his sword down by his side in a loose grip. ‘How did you do that?’ he asked. Now it was my turn to smile. ‘I ducked.’ The demon returned my smile. His flawless, pale face beamed at me with genuine amusement. ‘Yes,’ he said, ‘so you did.’ He came at me again with the.