Craig received the kiss, the embrace and the assistance of his lover, his mate. He stood slowly in the surf, his mind working but existing in two places at once. It was Peg who brought him back to the now even as she had sent him into the past moments before.<br/><br/>"I am not leaving Peg, not now anyways. I am sorry, I stumbled such," his words had an odd formality to them, no less warmth, but almost a different tone for just that moment. He shook his head clear and leaned in to hug her again, his chin resting atop her shoulder. "Call the boys, I think I want to head home, my head feels full of Cotton all the sudden. Too many questions without answers I think."<br/><br/>He looked out across the surf, farther out to sea, to the East and well over the horizon. He knew that on shores far and away they had run together. They had shared their lives before, and that this had happened before. But he did not know the stories, and those memories hidden suddenly held dire portents of their future. He did indeed need to make some calls, speak with others in his order, someone had to have answers.<br/>