He was surprised that Madeline had not greeted him as she always made her presence known. "Is your mother upstairs?" No she had to leave at the last m...inute to take my grandmother to the doctor. She won't be home until late." I should leave then. I know your parents don't want me in the house with you alone. They were very clear about that." Please don't leave, I don't like being alone and besides I do need help with math." Alright but as soon as the lesson is finished, I'm leaving." Oh good,. Before I could ask what was going on, Vienna in my body grabbed my handsagain and looked into my eyes. Within seconds I was myself again."What the hell is going on..." I asked, feeling faint."I'll explain everything."***********************************I sat across from Vienna on my bed, waiting for her to speak."9 months ago Lara broke up with me... broke up with us." she began."That's where our timelines break apart. See, you didn't get a new jobor a new apartment. You didn't get a new life.. If she doesn’t want to eat what I’m serving, she can stop on her way home. You know that’s the rule!”Liz laughed and gave me a one-armed hug (because she had a guitar slung on her back).“I know,” she said. “But ... the rumors about her are true this time.”I offered a blank look. As many rumors abounded about Melissa Shepherd and Brandon Lillibridge, as about Liz Larimer.“They’re going to announce their divorce on the Tuesday after the show,” Liz confided. “You can’t tell anybody about. "She's obviously not here. I don't know why the Chief is bothering!"If the Chief had bothered any more they might have had problems. Victoria was already starting to stir when Gregg and Maxine got back into the under stage space. Gregg released the hidden catch to free the false bottom of the chest. He was impressed at Maxine's ropework and the neatness of the tape across Victoria's mouth and eyes, especially given the speed she had to do it with. Maxine leant forward to give Victoria another.