“She has a little crush on you, Jack. Be careful, now that you’re about to be single, she’s thinking all sorts of things.”I looked at June in ...urprise. I had always liked Shanna, but had no idea she felt that way.... It was fairly easy, all told. The house was in my name alone, necessary since I was the only one earning anything when we bought it. I consulted several contractors and architects before I found the plan I liked best.On the advice of my lawyer, I eased off on Charlie a little,. It wasn’t much, he thought, but it was definitely something. Just as he was getting lost in his thoughts, he heard a familiar voice. ‘What up Playa?’ Dr. Omari said as he made himself visible to Chris. ‘Where you been?’ asked Chris ‘I went to lunch with Missy and ahh man,’ Dr. Omari started to shake his head, ‘I got caught up.’ Chris looked confused. ‘You didn’t,’ Chris said with disbelief. ‘I did,’ Dr. Omari smirked. ‘Well goddamn, and you walking around calling me the player. You got. Keith had committed himself to attaining the third degree no matter the cost. Now he would be given the task that might cost him more than the eye he struggled to compensate for tonight. The toll could be both mental and physical.He was given a written set of instructions and examined the table before him. Frank and Rolf moved back to join the other members of the Guild against the wall with cowls pulled over their heads so that they all but disappeared against the bones that surrounded them.. " It sounds like it will take a long time." Not as long as you think. Anyway, the longest journey begins with thefirst step. I'll try to explain the psychology behind the processbefore I leave."* * * *It was that very weekend when Langdon came home carrying a package fromthe music store. His stepmother pretended not to be interested in hismusical tastes, but then checked out the bag while he was in theshower.Bingo!Langdon had bought back three Graveyard Dead albums. As instructed,she called.