” Need it to be believable, at least.“I’m proud of you,” Mom said, smiling. “I’m going to try to fix Will up, and then we’ll know if my ...heory was right.”“Fix?” Alaina stared at her mom in confusion.“He told me he’s missing some memories, and I’m pretty good at that finding them.” Mom gave her a look.Ohh. Why didn’t I think to ask her about that?“Keep an eye on Laura. We’ll have our own talk after.” Her mom patted her shoulder, then started towards the dining room.Will rose from his seat.Laura. As Raphael noticed that I had begun to awaken, I rolled slightly to look him in the eye and see the grin on his face. I could tell he was just as happy as I was. He kissed me on the forehead and said in a sing-songy voice, ‘Good morning Beautiful… How was your night? Mine was wonderful with you by my side…’ I started laughing and tilted my head up, hoping he would grace me with another kiss. I was not disappointed, though as passionate and loin-warming as the previous kiss had been, this kiss. Toni continues to wipe away her tears. I repeat myself, this time with a bit more of the Ogre creeping into my voice. “Little One, Look at Me.”That got her attention, and her eyes shoot up to mine.“Good girl,” I say. “You’ve got a decision to make. We can stop this right now and go back to work, no harm, no foul. Or we can continue deeper down the rabbit hole. This is your decision to make. If you don’t want to play anymore, that’s fine. If you decide you do want to continue playing, then you. For Christ's sake, I'd go for drinks with the guys after work once in a while and she'd acted like I'd been gone for a month." She was probably just upset. Maybe tired, too." I mean, is it so much to ask that after a day of hauling heavy shit around, I grab a few beers before going home?" Rick shook his head, drained his beer, and indicated he wanted another.Brody searched for a comment. "Well, she works hard."Rick scoffed. "Yeah, works. Double-shifting all the damn time." He drank some more..