”I thought back to the mild chuckle I’d had in the passageway. It hadn’t really been at her expense so much as my good fortune, but I wasn’t g...ing to try and explain that to her, at least not now. Something about this whole encounter seemed off, why would she let me pass without attempting to grab me? Did she not find me attractive or something? For a Mageni, the thought actually stung my pride for a moment. I waited.“Hmm, I have some questions for you human, and I want you to answer honestly,”. * * *Keri was sitting in the Broken Bat Sports Bar with an untouched cosmo in front of her. That was the sign that Dixie would use to identify her.A red cocktail was more sophisticated than a red carnation.Eli had told her that it didn’t matter what she wore as long as she looked nice. He’d promised Dixie that his ?date? would be beautiful and sexy but that was subject to wide interpretation. She had decided to dress for the part. At first she had thought that she should look like a slut. Then. I suddenly realized that all the time I was looking at her I was holding my breath which I let out with a whoosh. Kim asked me "Do I look all right dad?" Still a bit stunned I gasped and fumbled out the words "No sweetheart, you look absolutely gorgeous. Let's go out to eat."I took her arm in mine and escorted her to the car opening the passenger door for her while she slid in. She had an expression on her face like a princess being ushered into a royal carriage. I went around and got in the. "You really are hard to shake, aren't you?" Comes with the job." Alright. Get your car. I'm going to take my van. You just follow me and we can go somewhere ... and talk ... after."He was waiting on the road leading away from the church, pulled far enough off that she made it by him in her van with no trouble. It was going on 5 p.m. and shadows had appeared in the dimming light. He followed her with no trouble. She wasn't racing, but she was making tracks at a good pace.He followed her to where.