Then drawing himself up to strict attention he gave her his very smartest salute and said, "Welcome to New York, Miss Quinn!" Then his heart fell as h...e added, "It is "miss" isn't it? Or is there a Mr. Quinn?" I'm certain there is a Mr. Quinn, Officer Murphy," Sheila replied with the lilt of Ireland in her voice, "but he's not related to me. As far as I know, my only living relative is Caitlin's mother, Kelly. But thank you, sir, for your warm welcome."Then with a big grin she added, "Of course,. "Okay," Devlin said. She licked her lips in anticipation. "You know what's funny? I have a dinner meeting tonight with the Sales Manager for a chain of department stores here in Texas. It's at the Downtown Hyatt Regency, too." Things sometimes work out, don't they." Call me on my cell phone, I might not be in the room when you call." Sure." Sue?" Yes?" Thanks." Not a problem," Sue said, laughing again. "It'll be good for both of you."Devlin opened her closet door and contemplated what she had. " I agree that they have orders to some degree," Freidal agreed. "I don't think those orders were clear and comprehensive." Yes, but if you look at what wasn't said, they are clear enough."Xitki walked over to the parapet, put a foot up on it and looked intently at the camp. Freidal settled for sitting his rump down on one of the stones."They lost a town and tons of fireseed," Freidal said. "What fireseed? They aren't supposed to have tons."Xitki spat over the edge. "I think that isn't what got. Are you gonna share?’ Reluctantly she offered him her cone and watched as he took a huge bite out of the remaining ice cream. He passed it back and grinned. ‘God that’s cold!’ ‘Yep, I find ice cream usually is!’ Her sarcasm wasn’t lost on Rob and he stuck his tongue out in response. Thick drops of rain began to fall from the leaden sky and Rob grabbed her hand hurriedly. ‘Quick!’ he yelled above the roar of the wind that had suddenly picked up momentum. ‘We’re gonna get drenched if we don’t.