"Never fear, fair damsel," I cracked, "I'm happy to help. I was the champion tree climber in Mrs. Fisk's 3rd grade class. Well, until Emily Morrison m...oved to town."I winked at Miranda. "She knocked me out of the neighborhood tree house and took both my pride and my title all at the same time."Miranda finally smiled at that. "I don't think Loki will knock you out of the tree, but if you can get him down from there, you will certainly be my champion." Now what guy can resist an offer like that?". “Pool,” he managed as we stepped on to the elevator. “I need a drink.” The pool was practically empty, and we dove under the warm water hand in hand; this time I wanted it, I had to reaffirm my connection with him after seeing the attraction between he and Natalie. Coming up for air, we frolicked in the water playfully until I felt like I was being watched. There she was, camera in hand, obviously taking pictures of us. Natalie’s appearance on the scene was exactly what I didn’t want, but who. "Kennedy residence, how may I help you?" The voice was tender, soft and smooth. Darren had practiced it for three days straight. He found some courses on 'speaking with a feminine voice' on the Internet and crammed in the time to study. He continued to hum, getting his vocal chords in shape."Hellooo?" He tried again. He had it just about perfect. Darren kept speaking, idly. He needed to keep practicing. "Hellooo, coffee mug." He said. "Hellooo shoes." Darren was still wearing the pumps. He. ” By this time I knew I was looking at her, because I saw a little crook in her eyebrow as she stated, “Yes I am. Terri has told me so much about you.” “Really.” “Yes,” Sam continued, “I knew Terri back in the day and she and I spoke quite a few times. When Terri met you she came to me.” ‘Nice’ I thought, ‘reputation precedes me despite being out of College. I mean I thought I left all that nonsense behind.’ I could only choke out, “Yeah…. Well…. Terri has been very nice to me, helping me.