Teddy couldn't believe allthat he had experienced. Then Zarrina took him and made the magicaldoor appear once more, so she could exit through it. As...they re-entered the theater he again became a wooden dummy, though stillretaining his feminine likeness. She carefully set him inside a velvetlined case, faintly smelling of perfume, then closed and locked it. Hefelt himself being carried away and had to stay in the dark, obsessingover his predicament, until at last he was set down and the case. I promised Julie that I felt differently for Logan and that I would stay with her. ”I’m not saying you can go and have sex with my daughter in front of me or while I am around, but my experiences with my lover and what has happened in Logan’s past, if it is what she wants and you both love each other and I trust you will not hurt her, I think it would be good for her” We left it at that, Julie had given her consent. I asked her if it was ok if I kiss Logan goodnight once more before I left for. Riley gave me a quizzical look. “What was that about?” she asked. “I’m not sure. He just told me to tell the waiter, then take a walk down by the lake after dinner. He seemed pretty sure we’d enjoy it,” I shrugged. Riley glanced over her shoulder at the older couple. “I’m sure we will,” she smiled, and returned her attention to her food. As the old couple passed our table on their way out, he gave me a sly thumbs up and winked. The wife stopped putting her hand on Riley’s shoulder. “It was nice. Their bodies were completely engulfed in a thick, endless black, the only light was the faint blue that glowed from Izials eyes. When he blinked or closed them, she felt alone, but his firm grasp on her hand reassured her that he had never left. The dull echo of their feet pounded against the smooth floor. Her now useless eyes struggled in the dark, focusing on the dim aqua of her escorts illuminated irises. Feeing something brush against her hip, Jasmine instinctively yelped and jumpedforward.