Sterner as the pandemonium began tosubside. "You're Danny, right?" she began. I nodded. "Well, Danny, I hopeyou don't mind my calling you that." I sho...k my head. "Mary's beenthrough quite a lot in the last twelve hours. She's going to be fine -eventually, but she's been through quite a trauma, a series of traumas,actually. The drunk driver whose car struck them was killed along withhis passenger and, sadly, the person in the car with Mary." You mean Jack?" Yes, Jack Mitchell. I believe that. " Yeah, I understand. But I guess I'm glad I found out what she was like now. So maybe you did me a favor." I smiled back at her and continued, "So I guess it'll be a while before I meet a new girl now." Uhm!" she said somewhat oddly."What?" I said.She smiled, slid closer, and put her arm around me again. "You just DID meet a new girl. My name's Lia. And I trust guys, especially nice, shy guys..." I see. Well, I guess we both work for the same company. I'm Tim. Maybe we can meet for lunch or. A smart observer would havenoticed that in fact, this woman had the exact same proportions asMarianne did, yet her face was different. An even smarter observerwould've spotted the look in her eyes that was just slightly off...almostas if she wasn't there. Her face was one of younger girl with blue eyesand dark brown hair that was quite loose. She smiled warmly. Her outfitwas that of a stereotypical French maid with a lot of skin shown."Welcome, master. I have done everything that you have asked. "Yes, that was me" I told him. I watched as his smile got bigger. "So,I have celebrities in my store!" he exclaimed and I blushed. From thatmoment, Alan Price, as I learned his name, was one of the nicest peopleI can imagine. I knew instantly that I had come to the right place. Ifelt more comfortable here than I did at the store Marty hadrecommended. While the purchase I was about to make would link me tothat world forever, I would always be that small-town girl. Alan showedme various.