. but, Alex?" Amanda stammered. But this was over. After getting Lisa to her feet, I went to Amanda, cupping her face in my hands. Then I really broke...every rule.I kissed her on the lips. I could taste her blood, I could feel her tremble, but I could also tell that my kiss was calming her down."What the--" Thomas was catching up. He tried to rise but quickly lost his footing and fell. I had done a job on him. I knew that there would be legal problems but right then I did not care."Shut up." I. Second, you saw what just happened. You do not strike me as a stupid person. So it is safe enough to accept you to finish the ceremony." Thank you." I told him.Okay. Talk about no pressure.May God help me to say the right thing, lest I meet him face to face for saying the wrong thing.I moved to the spot next to the grave. "May the blessings of God be upon you." I made sure to say that last sentence as kindly as I could. The blessings of God are not meant to be forced upon anybody.Nobody started. She got his voicemail, hesitated, then acquiesced to leaving a message. “Hey. I miss you.”Abbey set the device on the nightstand and rested her head on her pillow, more tired than she had realized.…On Wednesday, Abbey woke up happy, and she didn't know why. She stretched her arms, pushed off the blanket, and realized she had fallen asleep in the clothes she had worn on Tuesday. She tasted the syrup stuck to the corner of her mouth.Oh yeah.Lying prone with her dark hair in tangles, Abbey. Rabella returned home from work and soon wondered where Simon was. Checking her handheld computer for messages, she read Simon's terse email.