Me: but what are your ambitions and what do you want from life?Pooja: I want to financially very stable, be a helping hand to my parents and reach a v...ry high position in my career..Me: where do you see yourself in 5 yrs from now?Pooja: on the other side of the table.Me: you can do that right now, but I will always be on this side of the table, so you have to adjust a bit and make space for yourself. If you can show me that right now, you got your job…..Pooja: what??Me: you heard me, I like. She and Nick were well received by all at the party. They both approached me. Nick extended his hand and I shook it. Michelle gave me the halfway, platonic, "coworker" hug. Everything was fine.About an hour into the night a poker game was starting down in the mancave. It was a fifty dollar buy in. I wasn't much of a poker player, but Nick sure was. Michelle seemed annoyed at the idea that Nick wanted to join the game. Those games tend to last a long time, well into the wee hours of the. That is, if there weren’t any other Fae in the area that would hear its call as it prepared to hunt. And if I really did have the backup charm in my bag. And if I managed not to trip again. I would have cried, but I knew I needed to stay focused. Adrenalin pumping in my veins, I shot up and took off at a dead run towards my apartment, preparing to cut through Mr. Beezleman’s yard. My feet pounding as fast as my heart, I heard a tortured howl from behind me. The werewolf took off after me in. ”I begin to reply, when Linus comes back into the equipment room and I can’t believe what he tells me...Present – Stacy and Samantha – heading to DenverWe’re halfway to Denver when my mobile phone rings and I see it’s Ben’s number. I shake as I answer it, and Ben simply announces, “Stacy, there’s no sense in coming - it’s all over.”I stutter, “But ... but ... but, I thought you needed a team?”Ben laughs and my heart flutters, then he says, “Well, we ended up with a rag-tag team of sorts..