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I picked up a sweet roll and coffee at a deli I passed on ot into the station, I foundfor the uptown platform instead of my more usual don platfor happened I kept heading for the uptown platforh someone else controlled ured I had ically Maybeand I should just go with ot off at Times Square and instinctively made my way over to the Spellworks store I stood on the corner across the street froot cold fro there see inreally, really stubborn I put up an even stronger fight and finally succeeded inthe store and decided to stay for a while

Of course, the ot other ideas I darted out across the street, dodging honking cars, to reach him It took hinizeHe i for uards Come to think of it, I hadn’t noticed the so early, before Owen got there to walk me to work

I opened myanything? Or have you been too busy with your lady friend to notice?" My subconscious was a very strange place I had no idea what I was talking about

He rolled his eyes "I a Sylvia She’saround withto take that dinosaur you work for down"

I glanced over at his single, tiny storefront, then back to hi a task force do you have assigned to figure out what I’ his ar a pose thatscared"

"We’re not scared of you We’re scared about thethe way" That was , I was sure

"That’s what you say" He glanced around ain, then asked with a s me was his job"

"He’s too busy to waste time on you" Part of me wanted desperately to stay there with him, which made me really worry about et to the office It took all et to the subway station While I waited for a don train, I checked my watch Unless a train ca for a train to get there right away For once, it worked

When I got to the office, Owen’s lab was eaveplan in response to the Spellworks threat to wrap up and get to Merlin, and that alht have happened at the party and whatever was going on withI still didn’t think my friends had told me the truth After all, I never acted like that I printed the final document, then headed to the departreeted ot up to Merlin’s office "Are you okay?" she asked "You were in really bad shape by the end of the party"

"What kind of shape?" I asked

She shrugged her wings "You weren’t acting like yourself" Then she gave one of her tinkling fairy giggles "For aup with you"

"That bad, huh?" I asked, playing along, though I was sure she was in on my roommates’ sche out with Ari" Her eyes flashed in anger for a second, then she was back to her perky self "What brings you up here?"

"I’ve got this plan the boss wanted to see"

The interco it to me," Kim’s voice said

Trix looked up at me and rolled her eyes "Her majesty beckons"

This would have been the perfect ti open his office doors and ask to see ed, and headed to what used to be my office "You need to make sure Mr Mervyn sees this as soon as possible," I said, trying to giveto a lowly office peon "It’s high priority"