I also had time to go over to Fritz' and helped him build a Machine similar to the one that I had installed at Nina's. Fritz and I had earlier agreed ...o have the destination of our Machines programmed to be in each other's homes, or at least close to them. On our grounds, there was an old cellar that could easily hide the smaller version of the Machine, and Fritz installed theirs in his work shed behind a false wall. He even dug a tunnel from the shed to the main building. Obviously, he had. I pretended not to know her which got her curiosity aroused but I knew thefirst thing she'd notice was the absence of magic. When she asked in aroundabout way about my magic I had the perfect story ready."You know about magic? Finally someone that will believe me!"I looked at her plaintively, almost begging. I think I could have won anoscar for my performance."This woman stole my body! No one will believe that I'm really FrederickCarstairs. They all think I'm crazy or lying to get my hands on. "Are you kidding? A thousand pounds of throbbing muscle between my legs? What's not to love?"Tim leaned over and kissed her bellybutton. "Evil," he said. "Truly evil. Gorgeous, though, and sexy as hell." Tim, were you serious?" About what?" About how men look at me now? And do girls really look at me like I'm sexy or something?" Oh, yeah! When we go out I watch the people, and it's funny how they react when they see you. The guys try not to stare, but I see how they eye you from head to toe.. You pulled up your tights and walked back into the bar, only to see that Jan was sitting next to me. You sat down as I explained her date was late but would be here in a few minutes. You smiled and put the bottle in front of me, and I knew you had done something, and was excited at finding out what. At that moment, Jan stood up and said she was going, but as she did so, she grabbed my beer and took a long mouth full. Your face turned to horror and I looked at you trying not to laugh. Jan licked.