“The poor dear is so far from home, and she hasn’t had any in, I don’t know how long. And what with you being a big, strong man and all...”Bef...ore I could even form a coherent answer, a vision walked into the entryway wearing a silk robe and, if my eyes weren’t playing tricks, not a thing else under it. She was maybe five foot five inches tall, and perhaps if you soaked her, she would be all of 125 pounds fully dressed. She had honey blond hair that was cut shoulder-length and pixie-like. Dani only filled in at the antique store as her aunt needed. I had hoped to see her more often than once every few weeks, but settled for whatever we could arrange. Our acquaintance quickly developed into a torrid affair. It started off simply with a prolonged greeting hug in a common office hallway, and a non-sensuous peck on the cheek.“You smell nice,” I noted.“You look nice,” Dani countered.“You too,” I replied.“Not really,” Dani shot back, “I just threw on some things without even giving a. After two lanes of cars, she observed a dim bulb shining over a backdoor, but that too was guarded by a bouncer.He wasn’t as muscular or tall as other bouncers at the entrance. But he had the same T-Shirt they wore with ‘INSOMNIA’ in fluorescent yellow over the chest. “Door with a guardian,” she murmured. Alisha turned around to see her reflection at one of the cars.Alisha was dusky and gorgeous. She had a round face with wide lips. She took out her favorite bright red lipstick from her purse,. When I look into the Emu, I want to see both the Jolly Swagman and Annie at the same time; Alpha Centauri and Acrux. And when you find her, the love of your life, we’ll attach her name to Beta Centauri.”“I don’t know who she is. I don’t know where she is.”“She isn’t here, Annie. But you really would be foolish if you wallowed in grief and didn’t search for her. The love of your life is out there waiting for you. You’ll discover each other when you least expect it.”“Once you go down the murky.