Under the kiss was a note written on lime green paper. Dave, Looking forward to dinner Saturday night. Beast wishes, Becky I laughed out loud, from th...e humor and from relief. I apparently did not scare her off as I had feared, and we were still on for our date. With that load off my mind, the week went by much better for me. Becky and I had lunch together Wednesday as was our usual custom, and she made no mention of our initial … what would you call that anyway?… when she arrived in the. One Saturday morning as we neared the half way mark of the monthlong trial, Liz's sister Sally came round for coffee. I hadn't seenher for a while and it was good to see her. I'd always had adifficult relationship with her, but when I had become Penny she hadbeen surprisingly warm to me and much more relaxed in my company. Shehad a wicked sense of humour and although she was fiercely loyal andsupportive to her sister and had helped her to trick me in the past,she was engaging company and I. Just when it will appear completely hopeless and beyond repair, a young girl whom you have never met, whom you do not know, who has suffered as greatly and in many the same ways as you have in the last month, whom you will meet because of another young girl you know, will show you the way, will show you the obvious thing you have missed, and will remind you of what is important. If you listen, she will save your life and finally, irrevocably give you what you have always wanted, have always. ”As he walked back to his department-issued plain wrap, he said, “Call Phillip too.”We’d had some Wrigley excitement the evening before. Pilar is teaching Walker to cook Columbian. Mostly nothing fancy, just regular dishes she remembered from her childhood.Last night, under Pilar’s casual supervision, he was comparison-cooking empanadas. Pilar’s version was fried. Countries neighboring Colombia bake theirs.Walker had missed the oven mitt that had been stored in the ... well, oven.The kids took.