’ ‘Oh Pete you’ve been so long in mostly-male company you’ve forgotten how to socialize verbally.’ Lana’s mouth fell slack when he said gr...vely, ‘I thank you enormously from saving me from that nasty fall. It was Providence that you were so close and eyeing me. But please pass on because you cannot be seen with unshaven me, dishevelled after such a long road trip and I’ve yet to shower. Thank you Lana and have a beautiful day.’ She retrieved his fallen shopping bags, took his arm and turned him. ” “Ok,” replied Claire with a slight tone of complacency. “The customers have been complaining that you haven’t been showing them the best of times here in the museum, her supervisor continued, if you do not stop wandering off and staring at the mindless relics of forgotten painters your position here will have to be terminated.” “B-but,” Claire stammered, “They aren’t forgotten painters, these are the works of people whose brilliant emotions cascaded onto their canvas, forgive me if you. Stephen had been quite the horseman in his day and was looking forward to a good ride.They rode for quite sometime, Brand pointing out things to his grandfather of interest, Stephen smiled at Brand it was obvious he loved the land, when he talked of the forest it was with a tone of respect, now that understood who lived there and had learned to much from Bitsy about the animals, the forest creatures. The tree's and flowers.Coming up over a small rise, Brand and Stephen were looking down on a. Their parents were attending a performance of Phantom of the Opera when Derek came home from his part time job. It was Friday night and he had plans to hang with some friends but when he came into the house he heard the delightful peal of feminine laughter from his sister’s room. He tapped lightly on the partially open door then stuck his head in, “Hey, who’s here?”Mandy jumped at the sound of his voice, spun around to face him just as two more girls looked at him. Patty and Gwen. Wet.