‘What time is it?’ Clare asked, looking around. The restaurant had been quiet for sometime except the sounds of the ventilation system and the occ...sional ringing of the phone, but even that had stopped. ‘A little after ten,’ Michael answered, looking at his watch. ‘Maria, what do we owe you for this wonderful repast?’ ‘Nothing my friend, it was my pleasure,’ Giuseppe said from his seat, waving his daughter away. ‘Giuseppe, Alison will kill me and then you if I don’t pay.’ ‘You would make this a. I began ushering them down the hill, when a voice rang out behind me.“Hold!”I sighed and turned; the Wardens all bowed to Cailan, while I just scowled at the delay. His news made my mood even worse.Cailan ignored my glare. “Riordan, the surviving nobles and this battalion will accompany you to the rest of the army. You’re going to need all the help you can get, and we need a new command post – we’re too exposed on this hill. Please be ready to march in ten minutes.”Riordan nodded as Cailan. Sure he had a couple extra pounds around the middle, and some of the hair was beginning to thin. He kept himself well-groomed most of the time. He even trimmed the beard every other day, even though he had first grown it so that he wouldn’t have to sc**** his face with a razor every morning.Anita was not bad looking herself. Her breasts had filled out to be quite full, but there was no hint of sagging. It took a 38D bra to contain them, but she was happy with her body. Like her Dad, she had. The thought had puzzled him, so he stopped thinking about it. He understood now. Heaven wasn’t a beautiful paradise full of all your friends. Heaven was life and the ability to live it and share it with others that you love. Hell…well, Hell was what Matt lived in every day. Hell was to exist in a world where every one around you lived and loved, while you drifted, unseen and unheard, broken and invisible, without ever being able to escape. Matt pushed away from the trunk of the big elm tree,.