It was too late to get anymore work done, so I pulled my machine up onto my trailer. I wrestled with it for a bit, but decided someone needed to know.... walked up the driveway and knocked on the door. A really attractive woman who resembled the girl opened the door. I assumed it was an older sister. I found out quickly it was her mother, forty two at the time, she looked early thirties.Her eyes were cool."Can I help you?" No ma'am, but you can help someone else. I was working in front of your. I had aspirations to be self employed, a brother in law and long time close friend who wanted to start a repair shop. I just didn’t know. Life change was upheaval. I was just 23 years old and in the past five years I had packed more living in that space than I would ever again, by far.Juliana and I stayed, slept on the floor at Jay and Lenny’s. I held her close as we slept. She had given me an address I asked for. I don’t know if she believed me but I said I wanted to keep in contact with her. But I really would still like you to make love to me. And it'd be making love, not having sex." And do you have someone in mind to be my soul-mate, young lady?"She giggled. "I like that. 'Young lady'! Yes and no. I think I know someone who might be, but I won't say who because that could mess things up. Besides, right now, I want you for me."As we snuggled together that night, I chewed over what she'd said. Would it be so terrible to give her what she wanted? Was I still so damaged I was afraid. "The djinn laughed. "Very well played, Master. It has been a long timesince I came so close to meeting my match in such a game of Wits andWishes, as we call it." He made a sweeping gesture with both arms,ending by pointing at Harry and... Amanda."I beat you," Harry said. He was feeling odd. He sat down next toAmanda, as a wave of dizziness flowed over the pair of them."Did you, my _former_ Master?" Ishaq began to fade away. "If she has_always_ been Amanda, then you have no memory of finding the.