Raymond wanted to visit with him, but as the oldest had to help his mother in the kitchen. James offered his services and when he did Shirley handed h...m the beer instead. He had no kitchen skills, so any attempt to contribute to the turkey dinner would have been risky, at best. He sat quietly reading a magazine. Before long he noticed that he was under observation by a miniature face with straight black hair, matched with two tiny, round, dark-brown eyes. James assumed it to be Raymond’s. I was hoping you might grant me some shelter for the night.”James was a name picked at random. Since he was now on the road, Noah had reverted to an old habit of using a fake name whenever possible and changing it each time. He wasn’t aware of anyone looking for him, but it was best to cover his tracks all the same. “This isn’t an inn.”‘In this case, it would be more like a B&B.’ “Listen, I can pay one silver coin now, and a second one tomorrow morning. I just need a roof to keep me out of the. " Right."When I opened my office and stepped in, Jenna stood in the doorway for a while. I knew this was it. Either I would finally get a gentle moment with her or she would never speak to me again. After a couple of seconds, I watched with pleasure as a smile crept onto her face and she stepped in, locking the door behind her. On the floor right in the middle of my office, there was a blanket surrounded by little red Christmas lights. I turned off the lights and took her hand. I led her to the. “You’re imaginin’ it.”“No,” Cal insisted. “Look at that guy at the counter—second from the left.”As Cal pointed out, a man wearing the uniform of the maintenance crew at the college turned away, but too late.“Well, I guess it’s because of your bein’ on TV yesterday.”“How can that be? It was just for a few seconds,” Cal pleaded. “It was Ross’ press conference, not mine.”“They’re used to seein’ Jack Ross on TV all the time, but not you,” Millie explained. “Now you’ll be goin’ up the ladder. You.