’ ‘No problem, honey. He’s your husband now too, sort of.’ She smiles again and squeezes my hand. I lean over to John and kiss him. ‘So how ...as it, honey?’ ‘Too short and too cramped, but we got it done. We got a funny look from one of the flight attendants as we exited though.’ After an ungodly flight home, we finally reach SEATAC airport, get our bags and make it to the car. On the way home, once we’ve cleared the traffic, I tell Joan to get into the middle of the front seat. I say, ‘Joan,. ”She howled and struggled while both hands went to her face. I did not even slow as we reached the wall and I leaped. Time had made me into something that was not human and I rose up and over the wall. I heard shots behind us and the crack of rounds. I landed and continued to run as my mind spun.I held lady Baris and called the king’s watch to report dark sidhe. I turned into a shopping area and stopped to search around us. I could not return to my shop but ... I moved to a public vehicle. ”Sheila said, “I had hoped you would have time for me.”“Sheila, you’re the one who told me you had found someone new and that it was over between us. I accepted your words and am moving on. If the first one didn’t work out, I’m sure you can find many willing applicants to be your guy. My attention has been elsewhere and I’m not interested in a one-night stand so I can start all over getting over you.”Sheila looked at me for a moment. She stood at which point I belatedly realized she had been. I hit the reply button and said that I would attend.I was nervous all day Friday at work thinking about what I might be doing tonight, when I got home a little after five I had a quick bit to eat and opened my email and waited for the room number. It was about twenty after six and I had received no email, I was just starting to think that this guy must be just some flake when the email arrived. It stated that the get-together was still on and the room number was 528. It went on to say that.