Her lips parted and I heard her breathe quicken. I kissed her again, more deeply this time, my tongue tracing her lips.Stepping back from her I watch...d her eyes open slowly and she swayed. I caught her elbow to help steady her. Sliding the strap of her purse off her shoulder, I took it from her. ?Go back to the entrance of the bar and leave your suit jacket with the coat check girl?. I spoke gently, but with command in my voice. ?But ? uh ?. I? Tabby stuttered. Raising my eyebrow at her. There was a hole in the block just above the oil pan on the left side. She’d thrown a rod. That’s the only way that hole could have gotten there. “Well, it’s for sure you’re not gonna drive it away from here. Can I call you a wrecker? I have a cell phone in the cab.” “Nope. Let it sit there and smoke. He can come get it if he wants it back. It’s in his name anyway. I could use a lift, though, if that’s not too much to ask.” “Nah. Where’d you like me to drop you off?” She put her finger to her. I'm not sure how long I stood there before I heard a door bang and, peering out the window, saw Warren leap the low fence that stood between our gardens, still wearing his running outfit. “Shit,” I muttered under my breath as I pulled a pair of undies out of the drawers that were next to my bed. Pulling them on, I realised that they were a small pair of black tanga briefs. I love them. My wife loves them. I wasn't sure how Warren would react. But before I could change them I heard the back door. Even so, she kept Emily close by, in case her daughterneeded attention.If it helped, she would go to Alice's house, or Alice would come to hers.All for the sake of getting work done quicker.Caroline did get the documents that confirmed what the sorceress had toldher: that Emily was now officially her daughter. It was a welcome sightnonetheless.Due to the fact that they were single mothers, Caroline and Alice spent alot of time together outside work. It did strengthen the new reality thatthey.