"Earth needs more like you, then," Phaedra said, smiling.  Corner Sweets made her happier by the moment, until she realized that she and Ky weren't supposed to be there.  They weren't supposed to be making friends!  But there was something insidiously, breathtakingly seductive about this place.  And it made her tarry even longer despite her promise to herself to stay only one more minute...<br/><br/>Then all bets were off when butterflies hovered around them, dusting sugar into their hair and clothes.  She laughed and gently captured one in her hand.  She blew a kiss to Ally, thanking her for this memento of her visit.  Now Wasabi the turtle wouldn't be alone on her nightstand.<br/><br/>She turned in her chair, cupping the flittering butterfly between her hands, and was startled to see Rex sitting down at a table, sipping coffee.  When had he come in?  She hadn't even heard the door open, and she swore that she'd been turned around for all of ten seconds!<br/><br/>"You!"  Some of her earlier exasperation returned to her eyes and voice.  "What is up with you?  And what took you so long?"  Was it possible she had missed him for those few minutes he had been gone?