Blaze and Scott sat in a restaurant at the airport. He looked worriedly at her drawn face, and cloudy eyes. When he couldn’t hold back any longer, he spoke up. “My God, Blaze, I’ve never seen you like this. What’s wrong for heaven’s sake? I thought you’d be celebrating with Barry Schorr all locked up again.”
She smiled weakly. “Yeah, sure I’m happy…about that.”
He reached out and took her hand. “You know, I worry about you down here all alone. You’re not getting sick, are you? You look like all the fight’s gone out of you.”
Suddenly, tears began streaming down Blaze’s face. “Oh, Scott, I don’t know what to do. Because of my utter stupidity, I’ve lost the only man I’ll ever love.”
“You have? When did this happen?”
“The day after Barry attacked me. A friend and I had an argument, and we
