She liked having a pool to cool off in. She'd been right; the pool was warmer than the sea. This house had lots more rooms, bigger rooms. It even had ... big eat-in kitchen. She missed the old place sometimes, though. It was so cute, so compact you had to practically live in each other's lap and bump into things. That was nice. But this was better. She grinned. Aidan, despite all the room, still managed to knock into everything!"Weather! I said put on more sunscreen or you'll have to come. .. prepare for the competition.” Claire kissed me, quite passionately.“Well, I don’t know if that will ever be necessary, you two. I mean, why would you need to go ahead a whole day before everyone ... Oh, my ... that’s ... uhm, yeah; well ... you might be right there Claire ... Ha-ha. Kalista, is it safe to look back there right now?”“Well, Annie ... they have been missing since before you started talking, so I’d say, what’s that expression, ‘Look at your own risk?’”I heard all that was being. "We left it at that and got up. Ruth made us coffee and we had some bagels for breakfast. I split before noon and promised Beth to contact her once I felt ready. When I parked my car in front of my apartment building, I knew there would be more trouble. Judy's Honda was in front too. As soon as I got out, she confronted me."Where the hell have you been all night? Was it that slut Beth?"With more relish than I thought possible, I answered."Not that it's any of your business, but I slept at. Her casual acceptance of what had happened last night confused him. She'd seemed to accept Lea as a Goddess with no surprise or denial at all. Was it that she was that much a spiritual person, or was it because she had been so close to death?He reached out with his senses to get some idea of her condition. It was still grave, but at least she wasn't hurting, and some of the damage had been reversed. But he realized that he'd have to devote a lot more time to her than he'd thought, because while.