“Too much to think about lately, I guess.”“What did you want to talk to me about?”Mark considered what he wanted to say for a moment before an...wering. “Remember when we first met? At that time, you thought that understanding my magic properties was the most important thing in the world.”“It was, at that time!” Yazadril chuckled. “Who could have known then what was to come?”“Not me, that’s for sure.” Mark nodded thoughtfully. “At any rate, we swore binding oaths that I would remain here for your. All three of them ducked down behind the table asmore bottles started to be thrown at the cops."Hey fagot, get the fuck away from me!" one of the cops yelled as a groupof patrons came at him."Babe, we'd better get out of here quick. It looks like there is going tobe trouble." Chris motioned to Lenny and Felicia to head to the door.All three agreed and hurried to the exit. Chris and Felicia made itthrough ok, but Lex felt a cop grab him from behind."Oh no you don't you queer son of a bitch.. "This is theright thing, right?" At that moment, I would have given anything to bein his place. To take away the pain. To make like this neverhappened. To make him be just another kid.We sat in the waiting area. Ms. Winston, the secretary, brought me acup of tea unbidden. "Here you go, Ms. Cooper. How are you feeling?"I was grateful for the distraction. Fi kept playing with her hands,while Matt kept picking up and putting away his phone.I smiled. "I'm ready," I said, patting my belly. . He beckoned for the two of them to come over.Dale's breathless wife followed MG and at Robert's direction knelt at Dale's feet. He glanced at his watch and directed a comment to Cumquat, "Don't be long. We haven't got much time before we must leave" which indicated that Cumquat might just have enough time to provide satisfaction. Robert looked at the pair of them and having confirmed that she had adopted the correct position he took another look at his watch and then without another word turned.