I had a hard time making him understand that no one in my life ever showed me any affection until you took me home that night."Caryn was sitting back,... listening quietly. I noticed that every few minutes she dabbed at the tears in her eyes. She caught me watching, smiled and said, "Sometimes I think that maybe you aren't such a bastard after all."We placed our dinner order and I kept my mouth shut for a while. I listened to Caryn and Tawney talk, far too often about me, and as they became better. Then the man sat down in the chair across from Caiden. "What's your problem?" the man, whom Caiden assumed was the wizard, though he certainly didn't look the part, asked."I believe I am under a curse, and would like to have it removed." Caiden stared at the man, full arrogance in his bearing.The wizard chuckled. "Oh. I guess you've heard about my hobby. By profession though, I sell wood carvings. I only got involved in magic by accident some years ago, and keep up with it as a hobby. I must. He was in bed and the lights were out.She pulled her Uncle on down the hall. She didn’t talk.She turned on a small table lamp and then turned off the overhead light. She unbuttoned her shirt and then dropped her shorts, standing and facing her Uncle. She didn’t ask him to turn around. She turned and asked him if he could help her with her bra, even though they both knew she could do it blindfolded and underwater while upside down. She faced away from him to bend over and slip her panties. Jim thought it was more like an hour. He expected her to say 'no'.Hildy: "Alright. But don't bother picking me up. I'll meet you there at noon", and hung up.Jim set the phone down on the receiver. He was glad that he'd called her. He would get to talk to her—explain away his omission of the previous night. She would understand why she shouldn't be upset with him and all would be well again.They could be just like they were before he'd made his awful blunder. He would fix everything, just like.