"I'll get on the phone," she said. As our security, she had all of the details available to her.

"I have to get to the airport and pick up Hammer and Susan," Ian said. "We should all get going."

I let the others leave, telling Nicholas I'd be with him shortly and pulled Joseph aside. "How are you holding up?"

"It's hard," he said. "Margaret is filing for divorce today; I hope we can keep them civil, but even with that, it will take four to six months before it is official. Fiona refuses to mate with me while under punishment, and she hardly has time to sleep." I could...