She felt such a mix of emotions: she had been annoyed at his lack of welcome, then discomfort as they sat with their tea, now it was sadness at his di...comfort, and a longing to put him at his ease.She realised she no longer felt at home in the house, but she put that down to the distance between Peter and herself. She would spend some time unpacking. Perhaps she would feel better with something to do, and when everything was back in its proper place.She was right: she did feel better. She. She wanted to be mad, but he’d pulled that out from under her. ‘I’m sorry, Lani,’ he said, moving closer. She swallowed as she felt the warmth of his body next to hers. She’d missed it. ‘I should have told you. Come back with me, please, and I’ll tell you anything you want to know.’ ‘Why?’ she asked. She wasn’t even sure what she meant. Why now? Why didn’t you tell me before? Why should I? ‘I was trying to keep you out,’ said Dom. ‘I know that. I don’t let many people through, you probably have. Dominic had an idea and he didn't want to lose it. Hebegan typing on his computer.***Judas shuffled his feet across the marble floor. He had just woken up,and he was in his pajamas, yawning as he made his way across the lobby.He finally reached the elevator which took him down to the R&D floor. Ascientist greeted him, but Judas wasn't having any of it. "Why did youwake me up this early?" Judas said.The scientist's excitement receded. "We've done some scans from your,umm, incident earlier today,. ”The two of them soon had the scrap in place. Henry had braced himself inside the hollow tupelo tree and was tracing the opening onto the plywood from the inside while Seanix traced it from the outside. The opening actually extended from just below the floor to well above the second story roof, though about seven feet from the floor it narrowed too much for an adult (or teenager) to squeeze through. Henry was annoyed by the whole thing.“That’s gotta be closed up.” he muttered. “Under the floor.