Thatʹs A Dangerous Look,ʺ Said Dimitri, Giving

His Eyes, I’d Long Since Discovered, Could Be As Eloquent And Expressive As His Pen. The Messages They Sent Me Now Hardly Seemed Decent For A Public Setting.

I Wanted Someone A Little More Approachable," I Explained. "what, Like Captain Mctropicalshorts Back There? Where On Earth Did You Find Him Anyway?" "just Did An Internet Search." Feeling A Need To Defend My Research, I Added, "he Comes Highly Recommended." "by Who? Long John Silver?

You’re Killing Me Here, Sage!” “i’m Not Doing Anything.” “exactly My Point.

Hey Show Some Respect. They’re Real People With Names. Carla And Krissy” He Frowned. “or Was It Missy?

None Of It Seems Real. Who Knows? Maybe It Isn’t. Maybe It’s Actually Happening To Someone Else. Maybe It’s Something I Imagined. Maybe Soon I’m Going To Wake Up And Find Everything Fixed With Lissa And Dimitri. We’ll All Be Together, And He’ll Be There To Smile And Hold Me And Tell Me Everything ‘s Going To Be Okay. Maybe All Of This Really Has Been A Dream. But I Don’t Think So.