She watched him out of the corner of her eye, and realized she had never really taken a good look at him. He was several inches taller than she was, w...th broad shoulders and thick light brown hair. His wire rimmed glasses distracted from his eyes, but even from this angle she could see how blue they were. She watched him drum his fingers on the counter and shift his weight, keeping his eyes on the coffee maker. Julia suddenly realized that he was nervous, and when she took a step closer the. Though I was taken with his chivalry of sorts, it was not until our next meeting at the local supermarket did we make a connection, and I promised him that I would call, after his playful chastisement. Being me though has its downfalls. I am in no way forward, or a take the bull by the horns kind of gal when it comes to men. After all I’m an innocent…. Luck though it seemed was on my side, even after hanging up on the call I made after hearing his voice (shameful I know), he returned my call. "This is a surprise," Antonio said."It has been a long time," Jeanie said."I'm sorry for this," Antonio said, waving his hands in gesture to the house. "I should have protected her better."Jeanie and her husband looked at each other, wondering just what he meant by that, as it could be taken several different ways."We were looking for John," Jeanie said covering the awkward pause."They didn't get him out?" Fiona said in alarm. "He told me to go and not to worry about him. Oh, God! Oh, GOD!. Mary followed. We pulled a couple of chairs over near the chord organ, and Ursus used the organ as a reference as he tuned the guitar."We should go fallen change hunting tomorrow, too," said Mary. "There are still quite a few nearby places that we haven't checked."For maximum effectiveness, Ursus thought, our "voodoo portrait" should be replaced for every use of that spell, but the old one is probably good enough for a few uses of what we're doing with it. "Yes, let's do that," I agreed.Mary.