I lay crumpled against his chest like an armful of laundry and it felt so good, it felt so right that I didn't ever want to break away for fear I woul... evaporate. And when Sam looked into my eyes, I saw in the depths of his eyes the self-mirrored image of his love for me, just as acutely strong as mine for him. And then, after what seemed like an eternity, he so very softly, so very tenderly, and I swear as long as I live I will never forget his words or the way he said them, he said, "I love. "Where have you been, I have been worried sick. I thought you had been in an accident or something." Gran said as I walked in."I have been home seeing my mother, I'm bringing her down to live in the city, she is on her own where she is. I'm tired and just want to have a sit down after I shave and change," I replied.I was saved for the telephone rang and I left her to it. When I came back into the lounge she was no longer looking upset, but looking at me funny. "That was Grace on the telephone;. ‘Good, Bryana. See it in your mind, See the life draining from them or their surrender to corruption and luxuriate in it. Accept your power and your place. With you outside and my spy within they will be off balance enough to make them susceptible to a good argument.’ ‘You mean your special brand of sway,’ Bryana concluded, grazing Drexa’s chin with her teeth.. ‘Mastery of magic gives one certain innate defenses,’ she explained, stroking the other’s blonde tresses, ‘but there are ways in in. In my imagination, I had even advanced to the third date. No, not the third date but after the third date.I made omelets for breakfast.And this was before anyone had asked anyone else out. Such are the highs and lows of the male ego.Anyway back at the bookstore, I went on thinking my pleasant thoughts and went towards the registers to find out what Stumpy’s latest grievance against his co-workers was. Passing Teresa and Julio I chanced to overhear them talking as they “worked.”“I tell you,.