”“I don’t want to talk to Paul. I’m more interested in talking to you. Any chance you could get loose and have dinner with me tonight?”“Ar...e you out of your mind? What in God’s name gave you the idea that you could call me and ask me that?”“I don’t know if God had a hand in it, but if it wasn’t him it was fate that put me where I could see you and Amos Billings go into room 117 of the Red Roof Inn.”“Are you on drugs? I’ve never been to a Red Roof Inn in my life!”“Well while I’m talking to you. "Hmmm. Interesting," Melissa said. She took a sip of tea. "Interesting."We talked about Cardiff Castle and the history of the region (fascinating stuff) for a bit.Melissa seemed very happy with us and it was a relaxing time. "So Mark," Melissa said as we were settling our tab and preparing to leave, "I notice you drink coffee..."I groaned."Has Mandy told you why you should switch to tea?" Mom!" a blushing Amanda said."Why no," I said innocently, "why on Earth should I switch?" Mark! Stop it!". Anna stood in the hallway laughing."This is just too perfect. I can't believe you did that to him," shesaid."I'm glad you're impressed, but it's time now for us to change back," Isaid. "It's been fun, in fact this has been the most excitement I've hadin months, but it's time to switch back."Anna nodded. "I understand, you have a nice home and your wife seemsreally sweet."I went to the kitchen set down my coffee and took the medallion out ofAnna's purse and returned only to discover that Anna. "After a couple hours he realized it was no good. All he could think of was the girl, how she looked with mist curling between bare legs, how her hand'd felt when she'd handed him his change, the sound of her voice in the dawn light. His fingers rested still on the keyboard.He put Dart on her leash and they went out and got in the car. As soon as they were moving she scratched eagerly at the passenger window and he lowered it and locked it halfway down. She thrust her face and shoulders out and.