What did you tell Jim?”“What he already knew. It’s your baby. Jim and I are only along for the ride. God, I hope you deliver on this. There’s ...going to be two very pissed men on your ass if you don’t.”“Hmm. I’ve never done it that way.”“Please! Let’s not even go there. Just start delivering sales, okay?” I grabbed his pencil out of his hand again and circled June 6th on his desk calendar. “What’s that?”“That’s the day we’ll sell the first Loring Properties Condo,” I answered. “I’ve got a hundred. C'mon, your studies can wait til tomorrow, why don't you relax tonight? It is Saturday, after all. What would you like to do?" she asked."It's okay, mommy -" Lucy began, but her mother had clearly made her mind up."Spending time with your elderly parents isn't so bad, is it?" she asked, and Lucy shook her head."Not so bad," she conceded with a cheeky smile."Well, then. Let's do something together. Something fun. What do you do when you stay over at Bethany's house? Or Clare's?" Well, uh...". Yet."A look of understanding registered on Savannah's face, as she nodded herhead. "Yeah I get it...I'm at a junior college, and haven't even decidedon my major yet, but I think I'm going to go for psychology." Really?" Evan asked. "How come?" Although he was trying to be polite bykeeping the conversation flowing, Evan realized he actually enjoyedtalking to Savannah, and that his curiosity had been sparked."Well...I like figuring out how people think. Like what makes them tick,and how to get. Anyway, they took us underground, locked you in a cell, and took some of your blood. The problem was, I had to stay awake to keep the Architect from using his magic, or else he’d be able to capture or experiment on me too. I was his goal all along – if you’d been travelling without me, you wouldn’t have been captured.”“No, just dead, most likely.” He rolled his eyes at me, and it was so much like the old Faren that I couldn’t help but squeeze his arm. “Sounds like there were more than enough.