You hate it.’ Pulling her back to him, Ragnar leant her against the tall oak, her height perfect for him, no neck ache having to look at her beautif...l face, just a perfect fit, personality and all. Stubborn in equal quantities, proud with every ounce, each in love with the other, yet resistant for their own reasons. ‘I would stay, wherever you were. As long, as we can visit my home.’ Ragnar stared into her deep blue eyes, as he brushed her curls from her eyes. ‘Now, I haven’t had the pleasure. Brendan looked back, thought for a second, and said, ?This is Wednesdayafternoon. I took a day off to be here. Wait a minute. What?s yourname??Scott thought of jumping out the window to his death, but the healercould just jet pack down and bring him back to life. The questioningstill wouldn?t stop. His friend could also simply let him expire tosee the red glowing ID name appear above the body. There was no hidingor escaping. Besides, the techbro idiot seemed to have already figuredit out. When the time comes, we might consider getting someone who would do both." Well," said Jenny, "you'd better get back to your varnishing while I wash all the plates and put them away. I'm going to put all the big ones and the soup plates on these open shelves where you can get at them easily. If I can I'll put the pudding plates there too." Good thinking, my love."At lunch time there was a knock on the front door. James went to open it to find a tall, young man in his early twenties standing. “Okay?” said Ava.“Yes, apart from the usual pleasantries, he asked if you and I were still close. He knows you quit your job, but of course he does not know about the baby. He said that when Blake visited him last time, in July rather than in June, he said, he seemed a little off. That is that Blake seemed a little off to Julian. I don’t know Ava, he didn’t ask me to do anything, or say anything to you or to Blake, but I do think he was fishing,” she said. The other woman was nodding.“Bea, I do.