“Not really,” I said.“It’s tough isn’t it,” he said, “breaking up with your first love.”“Yes, it is,” I replied, “but the trust ...as gone, and you can’t have a relationship without trust, Dad.”“When did you become so wise?”“I don’t know, I think it sneaked up on me.”“So what are you going to do about Cal? She still lives next door, she’s still friends with your sister and you’ll still see her at school.”“I could change schools,” I replied.“That’s not an option son, you start again on Monday, we. "The Kung Fu guy." Kung Who?" Never mind," she said. "It was all before your time, anyway." But not before yours?" It was just an old TV show from way back," she said. "Guy was some kind of monk, wandering around, doing good." The detective guy?" Ray said. "The hyper-fastidious one?" What?" Monk. I know about that show," he said. "It's not so old. I think it might still be on, even - or at least in syndication. The little curly-headed dude, worries about germs all the time?" No! No," Carolyn. Even a tall man’s head would not have reached the monster’s waist. And when the giant held out his hand for the bauble, it dwarfed Darian’s, like a kitten’s paw in the hand of a lion.The Fate’s Child handed the Chimera the glowing necklace. Chimera raised it up, sniffed it, and eyed it like a banker eying his wares. Medusa slithered over the sand to join them, and smiled when she found the giant frowning. His face was always either stern or confident in its smile; to see him frustrated like an. ”I said, “Can I make a suggestion?”“Please do.”“I think we should stick to the plan I told you about. We can sleep together in my comfy bed and I’m sure things will look better in the morning. All the booze and weed isn’t helping so if we wake up tomorrow and you want me to take you back I will. If you want to spend the day with me we can do that too which will give us a lot of time to talk and figure things out OK?”She said, “OK, I don’t want you driving anymore tonight and I have to see.