"Thought you would. Now get up and get dressed lazy bones. If you'regoing to be on my arm on Saturday we've got some work to do. And there'sno time li...e the present to start it," Becky said as she exited herbedroom leaving me in a satisfied, but confused, heap on the bed.'What did she mean by work?' I thought. 'The salon was closed so shewasn't talking about that type of work. Maybe pushing to be invited toher birthday night-out wasn't the best of ideas.'After a brief shower, where I lingered. My friends will have nothing to do with you. You treat them like they were a pile of dog crap you stepped in and can’t get off your shoe.” I then continued, “Hurt Jane, what about Jane’s husband, what about Jane’s kids?”“Sandy; do you even know where I go on Tuesday nights when I say I am going with my buddies? We go, heaven forbid, BOWLING. We drink BEER, horrors, some of us even swear and yell and sometimes even fart. OH NO.”Sandra was getting angry, and she practically screamed; “I could. ’ ‘Master can’t it wait.’ ‘No it can’t or I will be doing battle with the Bull before I am ready.’ Within the hour we were wheels up for the long flight we landed in Brazil at 10pm. We went directly to Lord Libra villa there in the basement I felt the medallion laying inside a safe. I shut my eyes the tumblers turned and the safe opened I Picked up the medallion and placed it around my wrist. Frank said, ‘Lord you didn’t put it on.’ ‘No I did not it must be given or me take him I want to give. I had braided my hair and, although my warrior's scars were still fresh upon my cheeks and arms, I felt myself the man.But when I fell into her green eyes, my tongue grew thick and all the clever things I'd thought to say had fled. She looked at me, head to one side like a blackbird. Her cloak was of rich wool, the colour of cloud-cast shadows on a summer meadow, a garland of mistletoe bound her brow. She smiled at me. Simple it is to tell. A brief, little smile; but summer came to me in that.