Well, Davie, I'll see you later, OK?" "Right, Trish. And thanks for everything." The blonde winked at the school girl. "There's nothing to thank mefor... That's what friends are all about."* * * Once they were settled in the sleek silver Porsche and heading downthe road toward French Leave, Peter Knight and his daughter began torelax in each other's company a bit. There is something permissive andseductive about a Caribbean Island, particularly one like Eleuthera,where the brilliant semi-tropical. I wonder,’ he said, ‘is it a flaw in my character, or am I being punished for some unknown sin?’ He almost smiled. He dried himself with the towel, blushing as he realized he was fully visible to the priestess. Hiding his burning face, he turned away and lay down facefirst on the bed, unable to keep from sighing softly in comfort as he sank into the mattress. Closing his eyes, he felt the mattress shift as Ariana joined him on the bed. Ariana’s mind was awash in conflicting thoughts. Part of. “That’s why he had you call me ‘Doctor,’” Wayne explained, pointing at Peter. “Normally, the Carlsens go with ‘Professor’ and ‘Doctor’ rather than ‘mister’ and ‘missus’.”“And I can’t pass up a chance to dig at him a little,” Peter said. My phone was ringing again. I went to silence the ringer with an apology.“It’s, uh, Max,” I said behind a frown.“Oh, you’re getting that,” Wayne said, and lit up in much the same way his daughter did. I nodded.“Hey--” I almost greeted her.“14 hours and 38. "What's going on, ladies?" I asked.Kate moved to the adjoining loveseat while Demie sat back down next to me. "How did we meet?" Demie asked me."You were there," I responded."Yes, but tell Kate."I looked over at Kate. What I had done to summon Demie still caused me terrible guilt, so talking about it was hard. "I...bought a book at a flea market, and it gave me instructions on summoning a demon. I almost didn't go through with it, but then I accidentally started the fire anyway and...a homeless.