"I told you it would work. It is done."
"Now I will have to endure his wrath."
"Do not worry too much about that, I did this very carefully."
"What are you talking about?"
"You will see. I opened the door for you, it is your turn to make a move. You stayed in the shadows too long. Either you take advantage now or do whatever you want. For me, the game is closed."
"You are truly frightening."
Leonard knocked on her door after noon. He truly wanted to do things for her. Since he discovered she was his daughter, his and Philippa's, he could not think of anything else. Maybe because he had fathered her with love, maybe because he felt guilty for everything he had done, or perhaps to try to remedy what he almost did. He did not know, but the impulse to be there for Deanna wa
