“It was nothing sexual,” she scoffs. “Men with their dirty minds...”“And woman don’t have those?” he asks, raising an eyebrow at her.“... have no idea what you’re talking about,” she playfully denies. “I liked our roleplaying tonight, so I figure we can do it again.”“Another set of lives to step into?” he says, admiring her spontaneity.“Yeah,” she confirms. “I want you to pick me up like I’m some kind of slut.”“Won’t there be people that know you in there?” he asks.“I doubt it,” she smiles at him. “The palace of light. All questions are answered there. Perfect safety and peace are there. I go to the palace of light.”“Be in the palace of light. It is your longing. It is here.”He trips over the step in front of him—a step so perfectly the same noncolor as the long plain that he had not seen it. A few feet farther, he finds another step. His companion continues to glide next to him. He mimics her walk and breathes in time with her breaths. They rise, step after step, though seeming to get. . cease to amaze me. And all this time I thought you were just being polite." I was." Dani said with a big smile."Oh you," and Margaret smiled back. "Well if you must know its Margaret, and the old man is Robert. However, you'll have to get his permission to call him that. It's just the way he is." Mrs ... Margaret, What happened last night?" Well, I assume the shock of seeing all that stuff was a bit much for you. That agent man took you to the den and it looks like he gave you a bit of. Then I remembered mom said toput lotion on them, but I didn't have any, so I had to ask mom if I coulduse hers. When I put my shorts on, I felt like they were too long, goingalmost to my knees. I wanted to roll them up, but I thought that mightseem like too much for mom and dad, so I just shrugged and went down todinner.Mom and dad were already eating when I walked into the kitchen, but momhad my plate served up at the table. I said hi to them, and sat down. Iwas aware that we were all.