Oh well, it was only a fantasy.Frank paused as she set the steaming cup in front of him on his desk. As she was about to turn to return to her desk he...cleared his throat. "Jeannette, Trudy told me what happened at the party on Friday. I'm sorry."Jeannette stood up straight and frowned. "Why are you apologizing for something you had nothing to do with?" Geez, I don't know, Jeannette. When I heard about it from Trudy, I just felt that I should. Now that you ask me like that, I can't answer." Is. "I know you'll just use your magic upon me again, if I do."He nodded slowly. "What is your name?" he asked."Wendy, if it matters," she replied."Of course it matters," said the man. "I would know the woman who will next give herself to me."Wendy shook her head, causing her oily mane to fly about. "You're a fool if you think your somewhat attractive face will warrant such change of heart."He chuckled at her. "My name is Chendan," he said."I don't care what your name is," she bit out. "If you are. Dodds smiled and said, "Now I'm going to remove your cast. The noise may sound awful, but I promise it shan't hurt a bit." When the messy procedure was over, Mr. Dodds helped the weak and wondering Flora to the bed, tucked her in, and said, "Good night!" before trundling off with the pieces of her cast under his arms. The d**g he had put in her soup soon took hold, and she drifted off again, unaware of the strange activities commencing in the guest room down the hall... Late that night, the. Getting pissed, she called his fire station. When the call was finally picked up, she asked, “Is Joe there? This is Nancy. He’s supposed to be here at the call center picking me up.”“No, sorry. He never came in today,” was the unsettling reply. “In fact, he was one of several guys that never responded to the call in at all. We’re wondering where they are also. Its not like them to ignore an emergency.”Nancy was suddenly really, really worried. There was no way Joe would have failed to appear.