"Cindy I shouldn't have to remind you of your part in all this. You were the one who borrowed my special purple ink pen and forged my signature on the...card. That could be construed as a serious offence too. I want to have a word with her and see what we can do to resolve the situation. I don't like sacking people and that's one reason why you are still in a job."Tears flowed down Kathleen's face when she saw Bryan and Cindy arrive at her small cottage. She knew they were going to terminate her. "Paul. Surely you have read your history. Royalty, and the noble houses, have historically married for the purposes of the state. It was very rare for someone in a high ranking position such as prince or princess, being able to marry who they wanted to," Darla had told me firmly.That was when I knew she did not love me. Oh, we could be friends, and I hoped to keep her as such. But she had sort of known the whole time, that there could be nothing permanent between us. Wish I had known.Something. I own stock in several local area companies. I’m no big investor but I like to own a little stock in the businesses Ido business with. For the few months I pretty much forgot about the two geeks living across town. My main interest was in trying to get my voice back to normal. Not to mention return to my normal diet. Even after the months passed I still sounded like Glynis Johns on a bad microphone. Okay, for those of you who are younger than me even, Glynis was an actress who had a very raspy. Well, you know."I thought about how to respond before saying, "It's not like anything. Idon't feel any different yet. The only thing I feel is..." Yeah?" Scared," I sighed. "Really scared."I guess there wasn't much else to say. Doug just nodded. "Let me know ifI can do anything to help." Sure."As he closed my door, I sat there only wishing there was something hecould do to help.They say things always look brighter in the light of a new day, and fora while they did. The conversation at dinner.