"Hi Megan," he said as he walked to his desk. "Hi," I said with a smile. "What's that all about?" Jackie looked at me. "Nothing," I looked down. C...ass began. Laz was talking about demographics, but I couldn't focus on it at all. I sat at my desk and drew circles in my notebook. I was almost afraid to look up at him. "Megan, want to add anything to this?" Laz asked. "Huh? Oh, no I don't have anything to say," I mumbled. "Okay," he continued. He was testing me, I could tell. He knew as. My leg hurt so I took something and came back to bed.”“Are you okay?” she asked, concerned. I nodded.“Just meant to take her to the back yard, but it was sunrise so I took her for her walk. Forgot my cane inside,” I told her groggily.She nodded. “You should get up and get a shower,” she told me. “We’re not doing the rest of the presents until later, but you still need to have lunch before they close the kitchen.”I nodded and rolled out of bed, grabbing my cane and limping across the hall to the. Her eyes flicked to his picture on her desk, his wife standing beside him, both smiling. Neither had lived to see his dream realized.But Deidre had insured it was a reality, pioneering the Halos.A knock came at her door. “Mom?” Deidre shivered as her teenage daughter, Alexis, opened the door of her office. “You’ve been here all night and ... Oh, god, Mom.”“Come here,” Deidre moaned. “The goddess has given me such revelations.”“She has?” Alexis asked, her eyes widening. The sixteen-year-old. " "I know what you mean," replied Jirra. "Don't get me wrong, I really want you to finish your degree, but Ialso can't wait until we're together all the time," said Alexis. "I'vebeen pretty lucky, I mean I have a very successful career, I'mfinancially set for life, I have great friends, a loving family...butyou my dear are the best thing in my life. I honestly cannot imaginelife without you." Jirra smiled back. "When I was...transformed, I thought my life was over. I graduallyaccepted my new.