"You're right." Well, the best way is to just ask ... but I have to be free to not answer." Okay ... that man you were talking to..." Hubert Westwood...." I thought he looked unhappy. It's none of my business..." No ... although..." Dulcie fixed Delia with a penetrating stare. It made her uncomfortable. "Give me a minute, Delia..." and left the room.Delia sat, holding her coffee, lifting it to her lips without actually tasting it, wondering what was going on. Dulcie returned after a few. Like I told you, I don't want to share Ellen with anyone," he smiled.A deep depression came over me. This guy was the one Kim had a date with tomorrow. I wanted to stop it but how could I? She and I never dated. Oh, God, maybe she knew about his past. I was really upset now. I had to go to work and wouldn't get a chance to see her. I called her house first thing Saturday morning but was told she went shopping with her sister and was expected to be gone all day.Shit! Piss! Fuck! I was uptight. To resist him was suicidal I knew, but I refused anyway. There was nothing else I could do to preserve my honor and my Oath."I saw him gather power and I dive towards Wulfric to knock him down out of the danger, but I didn't quite make it. The Master's enormous bolt of hellfire struck me on my left side as I was diving in front of Wulfric intending to defend him with my body if necessary. That glancing bolt knocked me out of position and the three next bolts from his apprentices burned Wulfric. Well, some of us want to elect Gladys as treasurer. Otherwise, it will be Grace Benton, and nothing will change. Enough of us with formal membership attending the meeting can elect her. Gladys has ideas. Not that Grace doesn’t, just that Grace’s ideas are the center of the problem. Can we count on you? And don’t tell Gladys.”“Seems a nasty trick on her.”“Well, she’ll do the job if she’s elected. She needs to be able to say that she’s as surprised as anybody, which will be true. Can we count on.