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Soon after, alood-bye behavior Glen stood by the archway to the living roo her hands pressed in sy "You knoe love you, sweetie Now you let us knoe can do anything "

She said "I will" and got hugged again

Sufi was the one who actually walked the when Glen caught my eye "I’d like to talk to you if you can stay on for a while"

"Sure," I said I realized for the first time that I hadn’t seen Derek for hours "Where’s Derek?"

"Taking Kitty back to St Terry’s" She sank into one of the couches, slouching down so she could rest her head on the back "Would you like a drink?"

"Actually, I could use one Shall I fix you one while I’m at it?"

"God, I’d love it There’s a liquor cabinet in my den if we’re low out here Make it Scotch Lots of ice, please"

I crossed the hall and went into the den, fetching an old-fashioned glass and the bottle of Cutty Sark When I reached the living rooain, Sufi was back and the house was mantled in that dull quiet that follows too much noise

There was an ice bucket on the end of the buffet table and I plopped a couple of cubes into the glass with a set of those sterling-silver ice tongs that look somehow like dinosaur claws It madea suit with shoulder pads and stockings with a line up the back

"You et you into bed before I take off?"

Glen so ahead"

Sufi had no other choice but to bend down and give Glen a buss and then find her purse I handed Glen the glass with ice, pouring Scotch into it Sufi made her final farewells and then left the room with a cautionary look at me A few moments later, I heard the front door shut