Can you help us? Who might want to off your parents?" My father-in-law's with the CSIRO. They're going to be moving to Black Mountain. I can't imagine...anyone angry with him, much less that angry." And your mum?" A stay-at-home mother," I said. "Doubtless a jealous rival in flower-arranging." Pat! Stop! This is serious!" Yes, it is. Sorry. Might I suggest you ask my father?" I gave them the UWA and home numbers. "He or my mother might have some notion." Thank you both. Might we ask you not to. "I don't know," I answered, honestly. "How am I?"Polly drew a deep breath and Hawk gave me the look, so I suspected the news wasn't all good. "The doctors tell me that the poison you swallowed was highly dangerous, but because it was cooked, most of its potency was burned away. Your other problems complicated how your body responded to the poison and there seems to be some ... let's say ... indecision about how long before you fully recover..."He would have gone on for a long time, but I. Louis when we married.“You see, Merle was a rich businessman when we met in Kansas City. He asked me to marry him and move back to England with him. I finally told him that I’d marry him, but only if he promised we’d always live in America.“He was older than me – a dashingly handsome man. Tall, very kind and courteous to me, and my momma and daddy. I fell in love with him in no time. Then he asked me what it would take for me to be happy for the rest of my life, and I told him that I wanted to. "I pushed Ben and Merrigan together. For all I know she's already scribbling 'Merrigan hearts Ben' all over her Algebra notebook." Don't be silly. It's summer; she probably doesn't even HAVE her Algebra notebook anymore." Allison teased.Brianna rolled her eyes. "You know what I mean." And you know what I mean. OK, maybe you don't get back together with Merrigan, but you still need to know if the next person you should be pursuing is a she ... or a he." Allison raised an eyebrow at Brianna. "Or.