She called Louie the next morning, after checking with her boss. "OK. I'm coming. I can take 2 weeks, anytime between now and the middle of October, but I have to be back here by November 1.   And I guess I have to decide if I'm going to drive or fly. What works for you all? Do you have a court date yet?"

"Naw, and anyway, Homer is going to keep asking for postponements until at least after the 1st of the year," Louie replied. "But you come on as soon as you can. You and Hazel need to get reaquainted - you two never did know each other very well - and you can finally meet the kids face-to-face. Be prepared, it will be a let down when they discover you are not a fairy Godmother with little wings, a magic wand and one of them little silv'ry crowns on your head. Leastways, I don't think it likely you've grown wings, have you?"

Sharon laughed. "Horns, maybe, but no wings."

"I still have to talk to Michael and Tim. We have a couple of gigs coming up, nothing major, but we'll need to figure out who might be able to fill in for me." We've got a practice tomorrow night so I'll talk to them then." She felt her stomach tighten a little.   "I'll give you a call on Friday and we'll firm things up then."

"Sounds good. Oh, and Sharon?"

"Yes?"

"Both Big Bill and Billy said to tell you how glad they were to hear you might be coming."

"Cool," said Sharon, cooly.