Annette and Harry had rented a small flat just outside Telford. Harry had been promised the job of Assistant-Director of Research in the New Year, wit... a major increase in salary. They decided it was too good an offer to turn down. Annette started to look round for a job. She found one with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) at the Sandwell Valley Bird Sanctuary at Birmingham. It was a twenty-mile car journey morning and evening but she did not mind that. The RSPB were. ” So, was it really surprising that I kept turning from what essentially was make-work at the company office, and admiring Sally? She had picked me up at home, something she didn’t usually do, and gave me a ride to the office. On the way, she made a point of telling me, “I decided to look especially good today. This is a soft cashmere top that still shows off that I have a tight belly. Oh, these look like casual hot pants, but I shaved my legs last night, and, this morning, put on a pair of. " It smells good, what is it?" Chicken Marsala." Mmmmm. What can I do to help?" Sit over there and look cute."Hailey sat down. "You need one of those 'Kiss the Cook' aprons."Don smiled. The pair talked about everything and nothing while dinner cooked and over dinner. Afterward, Don and Hailey sat down on the couch and began watching a movie. It wasn't long before sleep claimed both.Kasey slowly opened the door. The house was quiet. She held onto Brandon's hand and pulled him into the house. And she was ready to end it. After joining the mage-scouts she gained proficiency as a mage, bending the harsh elements of the snow kingdom to her will. She had devoted her entire life to protecting her kith and kin, never looked up from her books or rested for longer than a night of sleep. She never had time for friends, for play or for… love.Word had spread of a Drow artefact which, if obtained, could turn the tide of war.And she was going to be the one to find it.---The harsh cold bit at the.