Enchantment (100 page)

She
tried
to
s
m
ile
back.
“I’m
fine.”
She
leaned
over
to
place
a
kiss
on
his
cheek,
and
then got up.
“
I
’ll
never regret an
y
t
h
ing
we’ve ever done or shared. I’ve loved
m
ost
of
my time
here in
y
o
ur
world.
I
will
alw
a
y
s
love
y
o
u
,
Kerrigan,
w
hether
I’m
in
Enchan
t
m
e
nt,
on
Earth,
or
a
n
y other
world.”

The
tears final
l
y
escaped
as
s
he
turned
and
walked
out
the
door.

* * * *

Kerrigan
was
stunned,
not
believing what
she
had
j
u
st
said.

She
loves
m
e.
Nobody
loves
me…except
Todd,
Paddy,
and
perhaps
T
h
reeo.

He
stood
up
in
a
daze.
His
heart
w
as
heavier
than it
ever
had
been.

H
ow
will
I
go
on
without her?

Cha
p
ter
T
w
en
t
y
-
Seven

M
ee
k
a
r
ace
d
ou
t
t
h
e
doo
r
a
s
f
a
s
t
a
s
h
e
r
f
ee
t
w
ou
l
d
ca
rr
y
h
e
r
.
S
h
e
’
d
s
ai
d
it
.
S
h
e
l
ov
e
d
h
i
m
.
S
h
e
l
ov
e
d
h
i
m
m
o
r
e
t
h
a
n
a
n
y
t
h
i
ng
.
E
v
e
n
kn
o
w
i
n
g
s
h
e
l
ov
e
d
h
i
m
h
a
dn
’
t
c
h
a
ng
e
d
h
i
s
m
i
nd
.

S
h
e
w
i
n
ce
d
a
t
t
h
e
mem
o
r
y
o
f
t
h
e
s
t
unn
e
d
l
oo
k
o
n
h
i
s
f
ace
.
U
p
a
n
d
do
w
n
t
h
e
s
tai
rs
,
s
h
e
r
a
n
t
h
r
oug
h
h
i
s
m
a
n
s
i
on
.
S
h
e
s
t
opp
e
d
ou
t
s
i
d
e
t
h
e
doo
r
w
h
e
r
e
t
h
e
b
a
b
y
T
h
r
ee
o
s
w
e
r
e
k
e
p
t
a
n
d
t
u
r
n
e
d
t
h
e
knob
.

T
h
e
c
r
ie
s
s
ta
r
te
d
i
n
s
ta
n
t
l
y
.
“
U
pp
y
,
M
ee
k
a
,
up
p
y
,
upp
y
.
”
T
h
e
s
h
r
il
l
o
f
litt
l
e
vo
ice
s
ca
rr
ie
d
t
h
r
oughou
t
t
h
e
h
all
s
.

S
h
e
c
ou
l
dn
’
t
h
el
p
s
m
i
l
i
ng
.
S
h
e
h
a
d
kn
o
w
n
t
h
e
y
’
d
c
h
ee
r
h
e
r
up
.

T
h
ei
r
s
iz
e
a
n
d
s
h
a
p
e
h
a
d
c
h
a
ng
e
d
i
n
j
u
s
t
c
oup
l
e
d
a
y
s
.
T
h
e
y
w
e
r
e
n
o
l
ong
e
r
d
i
s
ti
n
c
t
h
i
ppo
s
,
do
g
s
,
a
n
d
bu
rr
o
w
i
n
g
o
w
l
s
.
T
h
e
y
h
a
d
b
e
gu
n
t
h
ei
r
m
o
r
p
h
i
n
t
o
m
i
n
iat
u
r
e
T
h
r
ee
o
s
.
Eac
h
i
nd
i
v
i
du
a
l
bo
x
b
ecam
e
a
f
l
u
r
r
y
o
f
j
u
m
p
i
ng
,
al
l
o
f
t
h
e
m
r
all
y
i
n
g
f
o
r
h
e
r
atte
n
ti
on
.

M
ee
k
a
l
ook
e
d
a
r
oun
d
f
o
r
T
h
r
ee
o
.
I
n
t
h
e
f
a
r
c
o
r
n
e
r
o
f
t
h
e
r
oo
m
,
h
e
s
a
t
p
e
r
c
h
e
d
o
n
y
e
t
a
no
t
h
e
r
f
i
r
e
p
lac
e
ma
n
tel
.
I
t
s
eeme
d
t
o
b
e
h
i
s
f
a
vo
r
it
e
p
lac
e
i
n
a
n
y
r
oo
m
.

A
la
r
g
e
s
m
i
l
e
li
t
h
e
r
f
ac
e
a
s
s
h
e
s
po
tte
d
h
i
m
.
“
T
h
e
r
e
y
o
u
a
r
e
,
T
h
r
ee
o
.
I
w
a
s
w
o
rr
ie
d
y
o
u
w
ou
l
dn
’
t
b
e
h
e
r
e
.
”

T
h
r
ee
o
s
t
r
etc
h
e
d
ou
t
h
i
s
fr
on
t
f
eet
,
s
t
u
c
k
h
i
s
bu
t
t
i
n
t
h
e
ai
r
,
a
n
d
w
a
gg
e
d
h
i
s
tail
.
“
T
h
e
s
e
b
a
b
ie
s
ta
k
e
s
o
m
u
c
h
time
,
”
h
e
b
ell
o
w
e
d
ov
e
r
t
h
e
r
a
u
c
ou
s
no
i
s
e
i
n
t
h
e
r
oo
m
.