Mark grinned, “No, I think Brianna did that. She really likes you.”“Who does Brianna like and who is Brianna?” Janet asked as she and Celia en...tered the room.Jean held up the baby, “This is Brianna. She is Alina’s daughter.”Tomas bowed his head, “Tomas Millan, at your service, my Lady.”Mark added, “Shield Mage Tomas Millan, the children’s self-appointed guardian.”Janet looked Tomas over and smiled, “My, my, ain’t you a cutie.”Tomas found himself blushing, yet again. Personally, he had always. "She removed a Glock 9MM from her purse and pulled the slide. The clunk of the shell entering the chamber made an ominous sound that echoed in the girl and woman's minds and sounded much louder than it was."Follow me by about 10 feet, and stay to the wall of the alley. Something's not right about this. Ready?"Sally blinked her wide eyes and quickly nodded her head. Jamie followed the outstretched weapon into the ally and after only a slight hesitation so did Sally.Sally moved about 10 feet in. "So Frankie sat there replaying their conversations over and over in hismind. He did not feel good about himself. He knew he was healing andeverything was good, but he felt terrible.He sat there in a flannel bathrobe and a long tee shirt and panties. Hehadn't even washed since he climbed out of bed and he had no desire to doanything but drink another cup of coffee. He wasn't hungry and other thanthe orange juice he had drank down with his medications, he hadn't eaten.Frankie looked at the. His expression was strained,and she couldn't go on torturing him any longer. She reached intoher purse and pulled out a ten dollar bill, handing it to him. "What's this for?" he asked, his eyes fixed on the money asif it contained some mystery. "You'll need it tonight ... for your date!" she smiled,seeing his eyes widen. "Oh ... thanks," he said, but his voice was strained, givingaway his excitement. He wanted to know more; what the girl waslike! "You ... ah ... sure you won't need this?" he.