Sensing my nervousness, she leaned forward and whispered in my ear. "Areyou going to be okay?"Pulling away, I managed to muster up a brave little smil... that didn'tfool my sister. "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine. Now, run along andhave fun."With M and Conner gone, I suddenly felt very vulnerable as I closed thedoor, turned, and leaned against it, eyeing Aaron who was seated acrossthe room from me returning my gaze. I guess he noticed my forlornexpression, for he once more stepped to the. She went back to dealing with the bookings; Gregg’s magic shows had proved attractive to many of the local celebrities. And, they had certainly helped them to get to know plenty of people whose wealthy lifestyles were a real benefit to their own.***** ***** ******It was after midnight when Gregg returned. Maxine was sitting up in bed as he came back into the room and greeted his reappearance with a look of mild criticism, knowing that he was still finding it difficult to come to terms with. She packed an overnight bag and went downstairs to ask her mother to take her over to Alison's house. Amanda was in a good mood having had the opportunity to see and speak to Robbie and she was bubbly as she drove her daughter across town. The journey was only around three minutes but she didn't like Zoe walking and her bag would have made cycling difficult. She dropped Zoe off and waved at her as she completed a 'U' turn and drove home. She was still thinking about Robbie, admitting to herself. After taking my temperature she checked several other things and then started taking to me again. "You gave us quite a scare," she said. "You have several family members who've been coming here every day to see you. We finally got them to go home and take turns coming in." Who's here now?" I gasped out."Your wife has been here almost the entire time," she said. "She's been sleeping in the waiting room. We finally got her to go home for a nap and a shower. She really was starting to stink." That.