I stood and moved behind Nicola, putting my hands on her shoulders and massaging them. She sighed and laid her head on my hand. I turned my hand over ...nd cupped her cheek. She stood and in no time we were in an embrace.She seemed to shake herself and whispered, “What now?”I felt guilty to be so intent on Sally’s trail, but I couldn’t wait any longer. It was still mid-afternoon.“I’m sorry, Nicky,” I said gently, “but I’ve got to go and see if she’s really there. I need to talk to. " You mean, you've thought about us getting married before?" Well, not necessarily you and me. But all girls dream about what their future husband will be like." So, what do you say then?"Karen remained silent for the better part of a minute, and while she just laid there looking beautiful and thoughtful, I believed that I could almost hear the wheels turning in her mind."Married in spirit you mean, cause it wouldn't really be us?" It's your spirit that I'm in love with Karen." Oh, and what. I made myself get up and start doing things.Sue's weights were out. I picked them up and put them back in their box. I tried to put them back on the shelf, but stopped when I felt I was justas likely to drop them onto the stereo. I set them aside - Sue could putthem away herself, later. I wandered over to the couch and straightenedsome cushions, then realised I was hungry, and fixed myself a light lunch.I was calm now, and continued the routine I was developing - washed anddried the dishes. What? You hadn't heard they gave it a name? Yes, supposedly its some kind of mix of Latin for squid and a nonsense syllable. Our naming specialists aren't full of imagination. But they are part of Vincent's Villains of Violence.Oh, one thing you will discover Will, is that most units eventually start to give themselves nicknames. I've told you about the Roughnecks. The infantry unit that was transferred here after Tufts fell. Their leader somewhat hates the name, and she wasn't the one who made.