“I have never cheated; I have never put my work before you; I have never denigrated you in front of others. I love you, but right now I don’t like... you very much.”I continued; “We have to leave for Hollywood next Wednesday. If I haven’t heard from you by then, please find somewhere to live. This is my house, and until I feel welcome here with you in it, you have to go.”She just hung her head and walked away.We departed for California. We were there for a little over a week when my mother-in-law. Imagine, she thought, a city on the water. Maybe Venice was a dream. Or was Venice dreaming her? Did the city sleep? Did it know she existed? Whatever the case, the gentle rocking of the little boat and the sound of oars in the water comforted her, like a lullaby.Dawn was coming when they returned. She hurried inside and, too drowsy to stand on her own, allowed the men to carry her to her crypt. They laid her out in the polished wooden box and closed the lid. The crypt seemed like the darkest,. Perhaps it was one of those old bolt hole rooms thatI read about in history. I came back out again and tried to shut thesecret door. It swung shut with a creak. The ornate knob on thefireplace clicked and the door was shut.I moved the knob sideways again and there was another click and thesecret door opened again. This was great! I now had a place to hide mygirly things. I lost no time in taking my girls clothes from under mybed. I put them all in the secret room and they were now safe now. ’ Gabriel apologized softly, debating whether he should tell her about the female creature. ‘I smell her on you.’ Madelyn said disinterestedly as if reading his thoughts, though he knew she couldn’t. ‘I’ve met another female like you.’ Gabriel said gently. ‘I’m hoping maybe she can help me find a cure.’ ‘I don’t need a cure.’ she said weakly. ‘I need Adam.’ she said as she had a million times in the past two weeks. ‘Yeah…’ he said thoughtfully. ‘I would love to find Adam as well. I’d like to.