And no family. One Friday as I left work, I got a text from my wife. She said she was going out of town with her girlfriends. The baby making has real...y put a damper on the both us and we don't hang out like she use to. Since she ditched me, nothing better else to do that weekend that buy some liquor and drink my sorrow away. Before heading home, I stopped by a bar and grabbed a few drinks. It was the new bar in town everyone has been talking about and popular with the young crowd. I didn't. In fact I'll make damned sure they get started." Actually, I've already warned off Chief Superintendent Nick Crossley." Well then."Steven looked down and then up again. "There is just one other thing. One of the three girls is an absconder but she's sixteen now so doesn't have to go back to the home. On the other hand, she's still a missing person. I've squared Nick but if I let you talk to her you must swear to me that you will not give her away." Is she safe?" Yes." Is she happy?" For the. Jun and I will find a way to get out of it. Let me know when they get here, and we'll use you to coordinate with them, if we can.''Okay, Darren.'I kept a thread of my chi extended to Steph, but it was hard work communicating that way, so I left it dormant and started exploring the doors to our prison. I could detect hints of the mechanism through the minute cracks around the edges, but it wasn't until the inner door opened that I managed to see that it was operated by a system of counter. ‘Avoiding the question?’ I could almost feel your rolling eyes on the other end of the line. I began to chuckle. ‘Not really, baby. Just the same, that’s all. I’m not going to chew your ear off.’ ‘Ah, but you do chew so wonderfully.’ I couldn’t help but blush, and I knew that you could hear it in my laugh. I made a mental note to do something about it. You chuckled as you continued, amused by my blush. ‘It was just one of those mornings, you know? But seriously… what’s wrong?’ ‘I just…’ I.