“Oh, I’m so sorry, Mike. I didn’tmean to hurt you, it just happened. Are you all right?”After the initial shock of the kick to...his balls, Mikerecovered rapidly. He was used too much worse treatmentfrom Anne, so didn’t feel too badly hurt. Now, all hewanted to do was repay the girl who had hurt him, andhere she was, kneeling beside him, asking if he was allright!Mike reached out as though pleading for help. Then, asthe concerned woman went to his aid, he pulled. "Oh, hey. I was wondering when you were going to call." I could hear a smile on his voice. "Yeah, I almost forgot about it until I saw the paper next to me." I lied. I heard him chuckle. "Yeah. But I was wondering if you wanted to meet somewhere for dinner?" I could hear the hope in is voice. A sudden tug at my heart let butterflies free in my tummy. "Um, sure. I think I'm free tonight. Sounds good." "Okay, meet me back at the hotel in ten minutes. Dress decent." We hung up and I sped down to. From behind him came a tap on his shoulder and he turned to see Tessa. “You move silently. How long were you behind me?”“With the way things are going in town, I have learned to move quietly and with a sense of haste.” She moved past him to open the door. She muttered and clasped her hands in prayer and the rickety door swung open. “You could have let yourself in.”“Don’t I need your skill for that, what was it called again? ... Closed Entrance.”“Yes, it is not very useful though. It locks doors. He sighed and tears formed, Holding them he hung his head down. ‘What is going on?’ he asked desperately, Susan sat him down as Julian sat one side and she sat the other. He reached out and each took a hand. ‘Julian arrived earlier and we talked, not a lot, he was helping me prepare the meal, we started larking around, it got a bit out of hand.’ she shrugged, Dan looked round at Julian, who grinned. ‘Probably my fault clowning around as usual,’ he winked. ‘I would suggest it was six and two.