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of mine, if you stop making that I-smell-a-fart face.”
    As they surveyed their menus, Lisa said, “Rachel, is this the only place y’all have visited?”
    “We went to Switzerland, remember? To get the money Eddan gave us.” The old sorcerer had taken the money from the house he’d sold Jamie’s parents, put it in a Swiss account, and left it to them when he died.
    “Oh, I forgot about that. Was that awkward when you went there? Don’t they speak German or something?”
    “Enough of them spoke English, but I was a nervous as a tight rope walker with the hiccups.”
    Larry put down his menu and looked at Jamie. “I have a question. If that evil wizard guy, Renn, or whatever his name was…if he was from another world, then how could you understand him when he talked?”
    “He spoke English,” Jamie replied, gazing over the top of his menu.
    “He had an accent, though,” Rachel said. “With a slight burr…Irish or Scottish sounding, I thought.”
    Larry’s brow furrowed. “How could he possibly know English?”
    Jamie worked his mouth slowly from side to side and sifted through his cache of Eddan’s memories. “I think there used to be a lot more coming and going between our two worlds.” He scratched his cheek. “A long time ago. Centuries, maybe. Most of the sorcerers knew how to make doorways. They stopped for some reason, and most of the wizards who knew how to make them died off. But culturally, the two worlds weren’t all that different. Must’ve been a lot of cross-pollination going on.”
    Fred smiled and patted Jamie on the arm. “My boyfriend, the geek. He uses big words.”
    Rachel put her menu down beside her plate and leaned back in her chair. “I don’t remember Eddan, or Mr. Edwards as he called himself, having an accent when we were dealing with him about the house. Maybe a little bit of one, but not much. I figured he was from Europe somewhere.”
    Jamie nodded. “He’d been to Earth a lot. He liked it here, especially the Western part of North Carolina. He loved the scenery, and he really liked the people.”
    “It’s a good thing,” Carl said, “or you never would’ve been born. Eddan would’ve helped a childless couple somewhere else have a baby, instead of us.”
    The whole table was silent for a moment.
    “That’s too weird to think about on an empty stomach,” Lisa said and looked at her menu again. “Let’s order.”
    * * *
    Lisa finished her drink and set it next to her empty plate. “That was yummy.” She looked at Rachel. “One more?”
    Rachel gave her head a little shake. “Maybe in a few minutes.”
    “You need to slow down, Honey,” Larry said. That’s your second one.”
    “Oh, foo.” Lisa waved her hand loosely. “It’s not like I have to drive anywhere, right?” She giggled and shook her reddish-blonde head. “There’s no law about walking through magical doorways while under the influence, is there?” She giggled again.
    Rachel couldn’t help but smile. Lisa’s really enjoying herself . Everyone was, she thought. She looked around slowly at their tropical surroundings. It’s hard to believe we’re doing this. Dinner at a beach in Hawaii. So amazing.
    Fred pushed her plate back and stood. “I’m done. Come on, Jamie, let’s go in the water.”
    “You’re supposed to ask him, Honey,” Lisa said. “Don’t be bossy.”
    Jamie dropped his napkin and stood, too. “That’s not bossy, Mrs. Callahan. Not like I’m used to, anyway.”
    Fred dropped her hat in her chair and pulled off her T-shirt. She nodded at Jamie. “Take yours off, too.”
    “Now you’re being bossy.”
    “Yeah, Jamie,” Lisa said. “Take it off. We wanna see your muscles.”
    Jamie’s face grew red and Rachel said, “You’re embarrassing him.”
    “Fine,” Jamie grunted. “I’ll take it off.” He slipped his tan cotton shirt over his head and dropped it on the chair. “Satisfied?”
    “Oooh!” Lisa said admiringly, and turned to Rachel. “He’s