“Well. I figured you had to have a good reason. Didn’t think you’d do it just to spite me.”“Morris, of course not!” she protested. “And ...’m going to pay you back, what you spent for Kitik, the fence, the ads, every dime, no matter how long it takes.”“We will,” Jason put in. “Maggie and I, both of us.”“Mmm,” said Morris noncommittally. “Talk about that later. For now how about you tell me why.”She gave him the whole story, starting with her talk with Minacou and going on from there. Neither. Sylvia told Janice that Dr. Wagoner needed to see her as soon as possible. Janice looked worried, and Nate offered to go with her. Sylvia said, “Nate, let Janice do this alone. She’s not in trouble, and Dr. Wagoner has some good news for her.” Nate seemed at least partially mollified. He gave Janice a quick kiss, helped her into her clothes, and she left the room. I asked Sylvia what the good news was. “None of your business,” Sylvia said. The tone said even more, so I dropped the subject.. .I get off the train, move past the ticket barrier and look for a white Ford Granada. I can't see it at first, but just as I am starting to panic I see a lady waving at me from the far end of the car park next to a white car. I walk over with legs like jelly, and see a tall, very well dressed lady in her late 40s with a mass of beautifully coiffured brown hair and red lipstick. We kiss (slightly awkwardly on my part) on the cheek then with a laugh Kay invites me into the passenger seat and we. Do something about the Navy's failure to rename CVN-77 with the prompt responsiveness that an angel of my elevated status deserved.I knew Edwards AFB was a big one and somewhere in California. I wasn't sure exactly where, but I headed in that general direction for a while, with a radio blob leading the way.There's not much angel-threatening radar in the valley that runs south of Corvallis, so I barely had to deviate from the path I would've traveled anyway, but I felt proud of myself every time.