Mark shows and grabs us all up—me, Maurice, and Dustin. Somebody mentioned food, as it was now nearly 7:00 PM. I said we could eat at our house, an... they all said kewl. On arrival Maurice said he should call home. I said it was fine, that in fact he could just spend the night, and go on to practice with me tomorrow. All that was good, so I asked about food. We all agreed on BLT's, pork n beans, and tator tots. As we got the food prepared, we then huffed it down like a bunch of starving. We want each other and we need each other Travis, I’m sure of that. My apartment is less than 10 minutes from here, let’s go there and take the next step, okay?’ Travis knew this was insane and he likely shouldn’t — but he leaned over and kissed her and said ‘Okay’. Whatever insanity of hers had infected him, he welcomed it. He was under Helena’s spell and he felt his heart come alive again. He paid the check and let Helena take him to her home. Like Helena, it was attractive and neat, if a bit. By the end of April there wasn't one who didn't have a ring.Also during that period I went to visit the State Department. I'd heard that, in the weeks prior to my initial visit, there was a rash of retirements and resignations, which suited me just fine, if only because that meant there'd be fewer deaths on my conscience and living in my memory.The Secretary of State, as usual, was out of the country so I had to content myself with turning the Under-Secretary, her staff and about fifty senior. The bell rang for the last time and everyone basically stampeded out the door. I collected my things and began to head out. “Can I talk to you for a second?” Ms. Starr called. She got up from her desk and sat on the table where I had been sitting at. “Yes, of course. What is it?” I asked. I sat on the desk next to her, nervously shifting around for a comfortable position.I wasn’t quite sure what she wanted. I was eager to get back home and get ready for the date I had with Adriana.