The soft smile when she rubbed her tummy warmed both our hearts.I loved that Daniel thought so highly of his mother even though he had been left to fe...nd for himself when she disappeared. I guess it said a lot about him too. Knowing that he loved Pip didn’t hurt either. I’d watched how he treated Pip and knew that she would come first only to his mother in his heart.I looked back at the screens to see what was happening on the deck. Most of the mages were exhausted, and others were serving them. “You’ll always be a Minx to me,” was the quick reply as Brian turned and headed back to the truck.Brian had a relaxing day at the game. Scooter managed to catch a foul ball. Both boys ate too many hotdogs and drank too much soda. They fell asleep in the back seat of the truck before Brian was able to exit the parking lot.When he reached Scooter’s home, Brian gently shook the boy awake and escorted the sleepy teen to his front door, where he was met by a beaming Gertrude.“He may have had too. Adifferent porter came on duty at three o'clock in the afternoon and workedtill eleven when the night porter came on, who worked until seven o'clock inthe morning. About six different men shared the role in the course of aweek, with different porters on weekends."Hi, guys!" she greeted them, breathing heavily and wiping perspiration fromher face, neck and arms with a small towel."Hi, Mandy," they both said without any formality. Mandy had insisted whenshe first moved in that all the porters. I got to the upstairs bathroom but, no good. It’s just a shower bath, and I thought that I couldn’t just lay her in there. That would be nasty. Plus I wasn’t sure I could get her up out of there.I looked at Melanie and told her to shush, to which she giggled in response, and we headed towards my master bedroom. Suzie hadn’t moved a muscle, thank goodness. Although she would have been a big help right now, she also would have been yelling and crying, and nobody needed that. Fortunately, the.