I'll be home by four if you need anything." She said, kissing him on the cheek. "Love you!" she added as she turned to go."Love you too, JJ." Doug rep...lied automatically. They had been saying that to each other forever, but he knew that they had two entirely different takes on the phrase.He rotated the chair to watch her leave. The room, hell, the entire apartment always felt empty when she left, colder too.Turning back to his screens, he surveyed the various views with satisfaction. He had the. A hot breeze washed over them, kicking up alkaline dust from time to time. They were close enough to Vegas the dirt appeared more white than tan. The barren landscape seemed so desolate, untouched by nutrients, like Harriet's mood. When she noticed most of the flush to her husband's angry face had dissipated, she took his hand in hers and said, "You know we could be wrong, Evan." I know. If I had proof I'd jerk Carrie out of that loft so fast her head would swim." And what would you do with. You set me down and placed my hands on the railing, and told me to keep my eyes closed until you told me otherwise. I felt the blindfold fall from my eyes, and your arms wrap around my waist again. You nuzzled up against my shoulder and lightly kissed my neck before telling me to open my eyes. If a picture is worth a thousand words, the view I opened my eyes to, was worth at least two million. It was the most spectacular thing I had ever seen. It was a picturesque landscape, the house sat just. I mean, knowing that Athena is real is soincredible."Aunt Kayla nodded. "I sometimes forget that you weren't born into thislife." Is Athena really a goddess?" Who is to say? I mean, she may have started like us and just reacheda higher plane of existence. Our kind was once human and over time webranched out and changed. The thing to remember is that we have acommon past."I sighed and drank the last of my tea. I got up and refilled my mugfrom the teapot."That makes as much sense as anything," I.