"Kit chimed in. "Did you at least let it breathe before you passed itaround?"Then Elijah, "So, how would you describe it? Oaken overtones?Tannins?"Cha...lie laughed, mostly out of relief. He felt his face flush. "Pissoff, the lot of you. And you wonder why I don't tell you things." Hewasn't sure where that last bit had come from. Like an actor, was hegetting into character?Mark stopped laughing first. "I am still calling Donald to sort outwhat happened. See if anyone saw anything." Dad!" Charlie. Would you like to walk over about six and join us for dinner?”I was thrilled and said so, then though quickly and asked, “I have a Collie named Benjamin. Can he come too?” Emily smiled sweetly and assured me it was great and they were looking forward to seeing us later.Benjamin was anxious for an outing when I got back inside. I asked one of the fire hydrants to take us on a driving tour of the neighborhood. My boy spent the next hour sitting nearly on my lap, looking out the open windows of. " Okay, when do you wanna go?"I studied Seth for a moment. Maybe he was agreeing to come over, but there was something in his tone that got my attention. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that he was nervous. There was something mildly amusing about that."Now?" Alright," he said, almost determinedly as he suddenly stood up. "Just, give me a second to get ready. It's okay if we drive over there, right? If Angela calls..."I wasn't really surprised when a phone started ringing right when he. Darren came out and was heading towards the car as he watched a worker was closing the main gate to the site. When he opened the door he asked if she would mind coming inside as it was cooler and he needed another fifteen minutes. “Sure, fine, why not,” she said as she hoped that there was a toilet nearby. Darren held her hand and led her through the door into a long room where a man with his back to them was leaning over a table pretending to be reading some plans. He heard her high heels on.