My imagination was in full tilt but I couldn't go in and I returned to work. About three-thirty I thought I would call her at work and see if she was ...n.The receptionist said "no, she isn't back from lunch yet."Her voice betrayed the fact that she had noticed Sue wasn't back and I guessed all the rest were back at work, except the somewhat obvious Geoffrey and Sue. Maybe a year later, Sue would tell me that the receptionist knew exactly what was going on, they were friends and Sue had confided. " So, Amber, what grade are you in and what do you want to be when you grow up." You're funny Henry. All grown-ups ask the same questions when they don't know what to say, so I'll give you my standard answer. Right now I just want to enjoy my life as a girl almost thirteen. I don't have any future plans but I like to cook with Grandpa-Ralph, so maybe I'll be a chef. I like dancing. Were you really a dancer, Henry?"I choked. Who told her that? Brad must have told her about my past. "Well, yes, I. ‘There we are, anything else?’ Stephanie asked. And even after smiling, and putting up with the surly woman and the lecherous stares down her blouse from the male customer, they neglected to leave her a tip. Chapter 2 Donald Pellichet, the ‘Pellichet’ of Richards, Pellichet and Jones Law Office smiled as Trevor Williams took a seat in front of his desk. ‘Trevor, I know you’re still kind of new to this legal stuff, so let me see if I can explain it to you,’ the older African American man said.. Aditya's eyes widened, as he understood the knot indicated the blackness had not cut the rope. He watched as McAllister drew his saber again, with a slight whicker of steel on brass. Gently, McAllister probed beyond the inky blackness with the tip of the saber, and when he felt the solid floor beyond the curtain, probed further. Satisfied the floor continued beyond the black wall for at least enough room for them to stand, McAllister sheathed the saber and mimicking Aditya's earlier grandiose.