I kind of feel bad that I'm using him just for his contacts. Don't get me wrong. Like I said before, he's a good looking guy but really, I only agreed...to meet with him because of his contacts. If something else were to happen out of this meeting then you and I would discuss it but, I'll do whatever you want me to do." "It's just coffee right?" "Yeah, just coffee, but if something were to happen I want to know that we'd be okay." "Jesus, what are you planning on doing tonight?" "Nothing, I just. But it just seemed the harder I tried, the faster he went. It was as if my energy was affecting his speed, not mine. I lost by 3.2 seconds. The next closest person was over 5 seconds back, but that didn't help any.I'd had enough. I had my shot at love and I blew it. No reason to obsess on it any further. Time to realize Jill was gone and get on with my life.The pats on the back and "You'll get 'em next time"s were fewer and a lot less sincere. I didn't think I would be out if I got three. . curling up, almost like a scroll ready to roll back into a tube. Gareth thought that with a little pressure of Will, he could easily tear the fabric of the world itself.He resolved not to test this."Strange," he summed up, with characteristic understatement.He returned to forcing the Dagger slowly towards the hour wheel."Tick," the clock said, as the escapement wheel moved forward, opening a space wide enough for the Dagger blade. Gareth pushed hand, sliding it between the gears."You ready?". Especially a man of his size. He had to be over six feet tall. The worn leather bomber jacket that had seen much better days was stretched tight across broad shoulders, too tight as if the coat had been made for someone else. She sighed, obviously it had been as it dawned on her. This man was one of the homeless that they had come seeking this day. Where she might have avoided someone like him any other time, she forced a smile. Even if the man was not what they sought perhaps he could point.