I was seconds away from calling Jon back in ... when I caught the smell of it.There was foreign Light magic on the air.It was insidious, and terribly,...terribly subtle. It had completely slipped my detection. But now that I was focusing, I could sense it on Maria's skin.Dream magic, I thought to myself... And more potent than any I have ever seen.A deep chill ran down my spine, and settled at the base of my back.Michael.Frantically, I placed a hand on Maria's cheek, and pushed my own magic. My eyes watched everything as my best friend of so many years fumbled with the buttons on my jeans. I could see that her hands trembled, from I'm not sure what, but I never said a word.The two flaps of my denim parted and June's thumbs hooked into my waistband as she started to tug the snug jeans down my hips."Slower babe! That's it... make sure you leave the panties on... yea, very hot June baby!"Finally I stepped out of my jeans and Gory motioned for June to thrown them out of sight of the. I didn't need a shave. James was dressed and talking on his cell phone when I walked into the living room. He waved but continued talking. I noticed the makings for hot tea, so I fixed a cup."I'd rather wait a day, but..." He paused. "Let me talk with my principal. I'll call you back." He hung up and looked up at me."That was my electronic-surveillance specialist. Freemont has moved his schedule forward. He's flying to the States the day after tomorrow. He'll visit his mistress late afternoon. No tombstone. No ashes. No urn. I think that I will get the truth out of her, if nothing else. Does she still collect an annuity from the estate?” I wondered aloud.“Yeah, she does. As does your mother, Aunt Kelly. She’s on meds these days and putting up some semblance of normalcy, but she’s never too far from the nuthouse, if you ask me. Anyone who dates her is either ignorant or stupid or something. Now, if you brought her to heel, that would be a different situation or scenario entirely, of.