Chapter 61

I made my way back to the table I was sitting at and fell heavily into the seat.  Caleb patted me on the shoulder.

“Are you okay?” he asked quietly.  I gave him a rueful smile.

“Thanks for letting me take care of that,” I said.  “I know you were right behind me.”

“Just ready to help if needed.  It took us a long time to learn, but you are incredibly capable.  You handled it better than I would have.”

“Thanks,” I acknowledged, accepting a glass of punch from a waiter that was walking around.  My hands were still shaking.  Trying to draw the attention away from that, I craned my neck.  “Any idea where the strawberry shortcake went?  I’ve been waiting for that all night.”

Caleb chuckled.  “I’ll go get you some, love,” he said, standing up and heading to the buffet. 

I sat back in my chair and, within minutes, the chair next to me was occupied again.  I turned with a smile, expect