“When I left the coach she was full of excitement about Bath and quoting from Shakespeare at all the passengers,” Meg said, which really did make ...obias laugh.“Was there really an acting job waiting for her?” Tobias had wondered at the convenient coincidence of this miraculous distraction.Meg shrugged her shoulders becomingly, “By the time she gets to Bath there probably will be,” she replied with a smile. She patted him on the hand. “Don’t you fret about all that. She’s not your problem. Then, suddenly they both broke apart, and stood looking at each otherand breathing heavily."I'm sorry," Wayne said. "You are too young, and you are theRivertalker. I shouldn't ..." I shouldn't have teased you," River said, completely off kilter fromthe emotions and sensations coursing through her body. "You will begoing off to Western to the university in a few weeks, and I will bestaying up here. We should just be friends." Yes, just friends," Wayne echoed, although his mind was crying out. . it's over," he said when she answered the phone. "They've arrested the man that tried to kill me." Oh, thank god, Tony. I was so worried. Now we can be together again. Can I tell the children?" Yes ... you can tell everyone. In fact, I wish you would. I'm heading down to F.B.I. headquarters to make a statement. I don't know how long I'll be, but if you can take care of letting our family and friends know I'm back among the living, I'd be grateful." Of course. I can't wait. The children will. There are some interesting topics on Sundays and even weekday study groups. The local women have given up enticing me to ask them out but I didn’t mention that.We sat on the covered front porch after returning to watch the moon come up and enjoy some Gran Marnier on ice cream. Then to bed after tossing out some birthday ideas but making no firm decisions.Terri, short for Teresa, came in to kiss me goodnight. She was naked and my eyes bugged out. “This is how I sleep. Looks like you do too,” was.