She studied the older woman’s face. She liked her, respected her but how could she trust her?
“You know I’ve kind of burned my bridges already. I don’t know why I should tell you this but I care about him. We clicked right from the first glance. Can things ever really be like that, like in some magazine story?”
“Why yes, but I would never have said that before I met André. Love is a brutal education, it can’t make you smarter but it can beat your ignorance to death. Ishtar herself would have told you that.”
“So, Stella, I’ve no idea why I’m asking you this but where the f**k do I go from here?”
“You’re asking me because I’m here and you need an answer. Keep your nerve and stick with it. You won’t regret it in the end. You’re the good guys but the fact is you don’t have the strength or
