As he entered the window Rapunzel had her back turned to him. Her hair was hitched around a strong hook above the window and between the window and he... head it was unplaited in a shimmering wave and unstressed. Johann pulled the plait up the wall and through the window, unwinding it from the hook."Rapunzel?" he said softly."Yes, Prince Johann? I warned you, didn't I?"Rapunzel turned around. She was beautiful but her look conveyed intense sadness. Her face was that of a woman in her twenties yet. He did break down, poor man, and tell me about Emily and Eva after I told him I was coming to House of Tulip with or without him." When did you marry him?" Clare was a bit overwhelmed by this time but had not heard about a marriage and she distinctly remembered Charles saying "wife"."Oh, didn't I tell you. That first day on Mars. He'd been attracted to me as soon as he saw me, he said, but didn't want to have me think I was a shipboard romance. I was so annoyed with him; I could have been in. " So I wanna see if there's any new games in the arcade, okay?" Daniel snapped."Okay, man," Brad held up his hands. "We can go to the mall."The trio arrived at the mall with Daniel and Craig chattering away up front and Brad lagging a bit behind, still feeling uneasy and a little strange. He soon fell into the conversation and was starting to feel a little more at ease. And almost fell on his butt when he bumped into Craig. Craig had stopped and was looking into a store to the right."Watch it,. "Neither will I. I can't tell you how nice it is to be there without worrying about people in leopard-print briefs hiding in the kitchen." Dom laughed out loud at the image, and Lani felt warm inside. He was so intense on the ice that it was a treat to hear him laugh like that, to let go just a little. "What if I wore leopard-print briefs and hid in your kitchen?" he teased. Lani blushed bright red at the picture in her head. "Oh," she said after clearing her throat, "that would be okay." Dom.