Then I grinned."I am very disappointed, young lady," I said in a passable imitation of her mother. "If you'd worked a little harder, you could have go...ten rid of that minus."Allie giggled. "Maybe next nine weeks." I'll reserve the hotel room. Seriously, I couldn't be prouder if you were my own daughter."Allie giggled again. "Want to adopt me?" In a heartbeat." So when are you and Allie going to... celebrate?" Tami asked.I figured words weren't enough and buried my face between Tami's breasts.. Collins took the news as if they'd just told her that they'd found her stolen car. She nodded, walked back into the house, offered both men a cup of tea and a scone. When Buller told her, as diplomatically as possible, that she was needed to identify the body she simply nodded, stood up and left the room for a while then came back with a jacket on and a handbag. Conlon was amazed to see she'd taken the time to apply some lipstick.It was only when they escorted her to the morgue that Buller and. And they are my own affair. Now, what sort of working space do you have here in the mansion? I can start immediately." * * Three months later, (two of which had been wasted, in Messrick's opinion, by emergency calls Blackjack had gone off on,) the two men stood in the basement laboratory, which looked like a cross between a modern hospital's operating room and a mad scientist's lair. The smell of antiseptic and ozone filled the air, as a Jacob's. Jon, I love you and Sally with all my heart and soul, and I will not choose between my love for you and my love for Carver. Yes, I love him, but if he won't listen to reason, I will not marry him. My place is with you and Sally, and there is no one who will ever come between us. I will talk to Carver again, but if he pushes me to move away, he can go to hell. I am staying with you and Sally and Kat. You are my family and the only ones I consider as such. I know this might sound harsh, but I.