Looking at myself in the mirror, I looked... like I was wearing a suit. I didn't see the appeal, but Courtney did, and she was the one that mattered.

"Let's see," Courtney noted. "The reservation is at 5:15... that doesn't leave a lot of time."

I looked at the clock; it was nearly 11.

"I sent for Elaina to be ready..." Courtney informed me. "Let's go."

I grabbed my phone, and wallet and almost grabbed my keys, but they went to nothing in this state or within a 500-mile radius, so I left them.

Parker and Brin met us at the vehicle in their suits. You couldn't tell by looking...