Patrick gave the sauce another stir and looked at the window. It was almost fully dark and Justine wasn't home yet.

He had just decided that he was officially worried when she came in the door.

"I'm really sorry I'm late," she said. "Drasil had me back in time, but I wanted to think. I walked the long way around the block. Pastor Daniel was at the church and he let me sit in the church and think. He told me to say hello for him.

"So what's happening that's ...