.."'She must really be excited! Stiles mused, she never calls me by firstname, let alone my nickname. Was Herr Doktor on the verge of an orgasm,perhap...?'"...but it is relevant, because the photo subject is Holtz and hisreadings are almost off the chart." WHAT!? Do you mean to say that Holtz has been turned in to one ofthem?" Without a doubt, the blood tests indicate he has been changed somehowinto one of that species. I expect the DNA tests will confirm." That is NOT possible, is it? How can. Well, fer sure, I was too!I had just come out of my surprise and was about to take some of my own action when a bunch of horses came roarin' by, and men started shootin'. Now, this was sumpthin' I knew how to deal with. I pushed Miz. Emily onto the floor and dropped down there, myself. I don't go nowhere without my shotgun, soz I pulled it from its special holster and cocked both hammers. The horsemen was pretty much passed us by then, but I could see them easy in the moonlight. Plus, I had the. I mentioned that Danny wanted to know if Shelly had an older sister. This brought a laugh as we were rolling along south. I think we had dodged a very large bullet there. Time would tell.The three of us tumbled into bed. After a full day we could only lay there. We had Shelly between the two of us as we held and cuddled and comforted her. It seemed like only five minutes had passed when the alarm went off and I noticed that Shelly and I were the only ones in bed. I listened to the shower and. If things got more definite, I’d have to leave.”At the next table, the server opened a wine bottle with a distinct POP. They both jumped a little.“Good point,” said Mia. “Forget specifics. In fact, forget that we’re even here. Or that we know each other? Who are you, strange man sitting at my table?”“I forget. Names are too specific anyway.Unseen, Eros sat the next table, fiddling with his bowstring. He couldn’t help but smile. Their little human idiosyncrasies were stupid, but he enjoyed them.