“I was wondering if you have a bike, Mo?” Grace asked him. She’d stopped grinning, at least, and was just looking steadily at him, with those ey...s.“Yes I do.” It was a relief to give that positive answer. He couldn’t keep up with a car on a bike of course, but something in her eyes made him not say that, just yet.“Cos with four of us, depending, you know, which way he goes, we could follow him for a little way, and then next day be waiting further up the road, at the next junctions...”“We could. “Jane Rogers. I’m staying here for a week.” She gasped as Michael easily picked up her two suitcases and headed up the front stairs. She darted forward to open the door for him, protesting all the while. “Its-ok-don’t-worry-I-can-at-least-hold-oneoh-my-GOSH-where-IS-everyone?” The tiny lobby was empty. There was no one behind the welcome desk, and the entire building seemed silent. Jane buried her head in her hands, and took deep breaths. Michael gently set her bags down and moved toward the. ’ as he finished he caught her gaze. ‘Now what are you staring at little one?’ he chuckled. ‘I wasn’t staring at anything! My mother taught me to look at someone when they are speaking to you. And I am 22 I hardly can be called little one any more than you can.’ she turned her nose up in defiance. Samael’s deep rumbling laugh was the most beautiful sound she ever heard,’ I am older than you think. Your mother was a very wise woman, but you were staring. And I don’t have the time to argue with. “Let me know what it is you found.”“Don’t you see?” Lucy says with tears beginning to well up in her eyes. “I can’t tell you what it takes. The price is too steep. It’s unthinkable! We need to find another way to make it work.”“Is there some way... any way I can convince you otherwise?” Kate asks.Lucy shakes her head. “We will have find another way.”“Are you going to stay in this room for another three days?” Kate asks with a heavy sigh.“Has it really been that long?” she asks, not really.