‘It was a good thing too. If I had been anywhere else I wouldn’t have met you.’ Mike must have been listening closer to the pair than he normal...ly did. Chris certainly didn’t remember ordering the margarita. He remembered her telling him what he could order for her but he didn’t think he’d gotten past that step. It must have happened during one of the moments when time leapt forward without him. Apparently he’d ordered it with two straws. Whatever intelligence was actively designing this. Was trying to get some inside information on Bill's big sister. That would be a long shot.I was sitting with Rose by my side, and when we weren't eating, one or the other of us would be touching, often holding hands. I felt so secure with Rose now.That night, together with Rose in our bed, she propped herself up on her elbow and looked down at me."You've had that smile on your face all day, Doug. Tell me what it's about." That should be obvious. It's about Debbie's graduation. It's about Bill. Soon he found himself in the gym at all hours, punctuating his usual cerebral pursuits (Dickens is quite the addictive author) with arm curls and leg presses.Secondly, the girls on the team actually turned out to be... well... rather nice to talk to and to look at. The "look at" part was completely one-sided of course; none of them ever even glanced at him as a romantic interest. But as a conversation partner he liked to think there was a mutual appreciation. Quite often he'd end up at school. " Yeah it is, I really loved him." What was he like?" Really sweet and gentle. He could be quite the romantic..." O, that's lovely. Don't we all want such a man?" Yeah. He even made me a bath with rose pedals once. Candles all over theplace and..." And what?" well a book, you know..."Mino and Arya looked at her with great anticipation."50 shades of gray." No way!" eeched the fairy. "Wraah?" sounded the Minotaur."Yeah," she said blushing. "I can't believe I just told you that." O, I enchanted.