One morning a few days later, Charlie, over breakfast, shared a dilemma with Alan.

"I had a dream, but in it I was Don" the professor began. "I...as Don sat on ..his bed, drinking beer while watching a Hockey game in the..apartment. Next to me is ..his...girlfriend, a junior agent named Liz Warner. He tells her that they...kept coming back out of habit, and that she deserved so much more. She gets up, leaves her key on a counter, and says 'see ya tomorrow boss..."

"How do you know that this isn't an ex girlfriend?" Alan asked. "Donnie was working here in L.A for a while before you started helping him on cases"

"I discreetly asked around, and there isn't a Liz Warner on Don's floor. See, Don and She will work together"

"She could be on another floor..."

"Dad, trust me, she has yet to get posted in L.A" Charlie insisted, and asked. "Should I tell Don about my dream?Or should I just let things run their course and give Don advice when they do start dating?"

Alan thought for a minute and then advised "Why don't we wait until she's in LA and dating Donnie.?" It seemed to be the wiser course. The retiree hoped that maybe between now and whenever this mystery woman appeared, Don could overcome his issues, especially those regarding commitment and workaholism. Besides, Don wouldn't listen to relationship advice from Charlie, especially when it was about a woman he wasn't even involved with.

"You could give Don subtle advice then" Charlie agreed.

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After his first class of the day, Charlie went to see his good friend, Larry to tell him about his new abilities, feeling that this was overdue. Tentatively, the younger professor came in and greeted his friend, who read at a very cluttered desk.

"Larry?" Charlie tried to get his friend's attention. After a few moments, Larry looked up and happily greeted Charlie. In return, the mathematician began, "Do you have a minute? I'd like to talk?"

"Certainly" Larry put down his book with concern, and sense that his friend had something very important to say.

Charlie got some books off a chair, and sat on it. "Remember when I had my accident?"

"How could I forget?" Larry shuddered.

"It affected me...in..ways beyond the physical" Charlie tried to explain

"Are you referring to effects having to do with the spiritual?" Larry speculated that maybe Charlie had decided to explore the spiritual side of life.

"yes and no" Charlie replied. "It depends on how you define the word spiritual"

"What's your definition?" Larry's head filled with possibilities. Charlie had seemed a little different, especially right after the accident, but the physicist had no idea that it could be something spiritual.

Taking a deep breath, Charlie said, "I can read minds and communicate with the dead."

TBC