She had expected them within moments, but it had been some minutes now and nothing.As she paced, she started talking to herself, "I know things have b...en a little different on Chaos lately but what could possible cause this kind of delay?"She heard three distinct chimes and froze in her tracks. She heard the healing machine top slide to the side, her head whipped around and she rushed to look inside."JIMMY, oh JIMMY what have I done to you!" She crumpled to the floor as if she were boneless and. You can set up on any open desk over there.” Angela looked to where she was pointing. They weren’t desks as much as small tables with three chairs, two on one side and one on the other. A computer monitor, keyboard and two baskets covered more than half the surface of the table. The hard drive tower was under the table and a mess of cables was taped down to the carpet with duct tape. Extension cords ran from each desk to the wall and were also taped down to the floor. Some of the wires ran. As usual, Rachel's dress was more conservative. The skirt of her pale blue suit almost reached her knees, and her heels were a good inch shorter than Shawn's. Still, she could play in my dreams anytime she wanted."Rick." Rachel caught sight of me waiting and waved me in to join them."The Governor has decided to take a spur-of-the-moment vacation," Rachel explained. "So he'll be away starting this weekend for the next — what, two weeks?"Shawn nodded."While school's in session?" I asked. "I. Her amused acceptance that she was his date for the evening gave me the impression that she would be receptive to having some fun with it."You must be very proud of your son, Mrs. McMahan. He's worked hard to represent his church in the distribution of the Peoples' estate."The lady's expression changed from vinegary to a sugar-coated response. "I've always been proud of Gordon. It's good to hear you commend him for being an upstanding, ethical representative for a cause that he believes in." I.