He'd always been her hero.The need to sleep fading away, Tory slowly opened his eyes. Hovering above him was the kind face of a beautiful older woman....Feeling better, Tory?" she asked in Spanish, as she helped him to sit up.He nodded but then wondered how she knew his name. "How do you... ?" he started to ask."From your sister Miri," the mysterious woman answered with a wide smile. "With her it's always 'Tory this' and Tory that'. It's quite cute, really. I'm Elizabeth, by the way." So she's. I was made in a laboratory to look like a woman, but I’m not human. I was created to help people get better and to improve the human condition.”Jeff looked like he was going to cry. Béla quietly listened to his mind, ready to help him understand if she could.‘The goddess says she’s not a goddess, but she says she was created and not born. She can’t die and her life essence heals others. She says she is here to help humankind, but she is not human, herself. Instead, she is cleverly disguised to. " Which was true - he could shake the walls with his snoring.She still looked suspicious, probably more to do with the fact that I was being more civil with her than I had for a very long time."How was your date?" I sipped the glass of water - because my mouth was drying out quickly. I was not immune to this fear I had when confronting my daughter."The pig came before I could - so I am going to have to go upstairs and handle it myself." She smirked at her bold words.You see, it was one of the. . the kids ... Heather...” came out in a rush, and she pulled the screen door open and stepped inside. Turning back, she asked, “Call me? Please?”Peter grinned and leaned in, for a much quicker kiss. “I’ll call,” he promised.A few days later, Peter called, and Lauren invited him to dinner. He found this an intriguing invitation and showed up at her door at six the following Friday night. A rich smell pervaded the foyer as he stepped inside and leaned forward to kiss her. “I thought we were.