"Allison looked over to see what he was gazing at. "It's beautiful, isn'tit. The original angel was made in Italy in the seventeenth century bySammart...no. The real one is at the Metropolitan Museum and featured intheir Christmas tree display."A waiter came over and took their order. Allison ordered tea and Williamhad decaffeinated coffee. They agreed to split a lemon tart.As they shared the tart, William asked Allison to tell him about herlife."Not much to tell. I'm originally from Baltimore. I. While in the service I was being schooled as an MP, military police. After I had put in my two years active duty I figured I could be a local cop, police officer or sheriff deputy. There would be lots of options for me to choose from. I would be in the reserves for four years and could be an MP on base also.The military gave me some great training and education as well as getting me physically fit. It wasn't easy and at times I felt I had made a bad decision enlisting, but I had made it through. Karen ran over and hugged us both. She whispered, “That was Stargazer!” We nodded. “He likes this! Glimmer does, too!”John from the Sunday school class walked over to the three of us. “Missus Lisa, what was that?” He smiled at the three of us.I said, “Karen, you know. Explain it ‘all’ to him. Lisa and I must help and direct.”Karen’s eyes were big as saucers then went dreamy for a second. Brightly, she said, “John, have I got a story to tell you!”Lisa said, “There are benches out back. Go!” They. I crossed my legs and swung my high heeled pump nervously. I barely noticed a man sit down next to me. I drew shapes with my finger in the condensation from my glass and pretended to be relaxed. Where was everybody? The man next to me made a comment about the news story playing on the TV over the bar. I turned and looked into deep set hazel eyes and a warm smile. He was wearing serious looking glasses and an un-tucked button down with casual jeans. We began to talk and I noticed that he was.