In-Jokes: The Miracle Worker is one of my favorite movies.

Chapter Two: The First Meeting

"Okay, how did you do that?"

"Natural talent. They'll never forget us."

Lisa and Gary were heading towards the park, where the paper said a dog would be getting run over. Lisa had two tickets and backstage passes to tomorrow night's concert held tightly in her hands, her autographed CD was securely in her pocket and an ecstatic gleam lit up her eyes.

She was humming Rascal Flatts songs as the duo scanned the park for dogs. The problem was there were dozens of them.

"Hm," murmured Lisa, pocketing her prizes. "Does it say what kind of dog?"

Gary scanned the paper. "Uh…a golden retriever named 'Levi'."

"Okay…I think we should go to the side of the park along the street. If Levi's gonna run into it, we should be ready."

They split up and walked along the side of the park, keeping an eye out for the runaway or anything resembling one.

See anything? Lisa telepathically asked Gary via their link.

Lots of dogs and people, he replied. It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

Same here.

They searched for five minutes before meeting up again. Gary re-checked the paper, saw that the article was still there, and searched it for a time.

"It doesn't say when he was hit."

Lisa grunted. "Okay, I'm gonna go upstairs and take a look. Be right back." She shimmered out of everyone's view by activating her power of invisibility and took to the sky, yellow-gold wings flapping hard to get her aloft. Once in the air, she cut the power, for using it too much would drain it considerably and it would need to recharge before she could use it again.

In the air, she looked around, searching for anything resembling a runaway dog. Moments later, she found it.

A golden retriever was chasing a ball and was heading straight for the busy street. Lisa glanced to where Gary was and shouted telepathically, Gary! Golden retriever, three o'clock!

She watched Gary turn and head for the dog. Unfortunately, he was too far away. Lisa went invisible again and dove behind a tree, cutting the power to limit it to her wings, and ran as fast as she could to the dog. She could now hear a woman shouting, "Levi! Levi, stop!"

"Stop!" Lisa called to the dog. She didn't quite tackle him, but she did grab him just as the ball started to bounce into the street. Gary ran up and caught it in midair just before an SUV would have turned it into a rubber pancake.

A pretty blonde young woman came running to them, calling, "Levi! Levi, bad dog." Something about her voice was a little off; she had an odd sort of accent.

The woman looked at Lisa and Gary in turn while bending down to clasp a leash onto the dog's collar. "Thank you," she said, straightening. "Thank you. I don't know what I would've done if he'd gotten hit."

"Hey, no problem," said Lisa, frowning a little. The woman seemed to focus on her lips as she spoke. "We were just in the right place at the right time."

"I'm Sue," said the woman. "Sue Thomas. This is my hearing dog, Levi."

Levi barked a greeting.

"Hearing dog?" echoed Gary, handing the ball to her.

"I'm deaf."

Lisa's eyes widened. So, she was lip-reading. "Wow! It's an honor and a pleasure. I'm Lisa, and this is my boyfriend, Gary." Haltingly, she spelled out her and Gary's name using American Sign Language, faltering a little on the "g" and making sure she made the distinction between the "a" and the "s" – the thumb points up for the "a" and forms a fist for the "s".

"Hello," said Sue.

"You know sign language?" asked Gary.

"A little," said Lisa, smiling. "The Miracle Worker is a favorite movie of mine. Well, Ms. Thomas – "

"Sue, please," she insisted.

Lisa's grin got bigger. "Sue…I'm glad we could help." She patted Levi and nudged Gary.

He knew what she wanted him to say. "Look, uh, if you're ever in the neighborhood, come to McGinty's." Lisa was spelling out the name beside him. "It's a bar and restaurant I own. Bring a friend."

Sue smiled. "I'm visiting from D.C. with my roommate, Lucy. Maybe we'll stop by."

"Bring Levi," chimed in Lisa. "Gary's partner's blind. She has a seeing-eye dog, Reilly." Once again, she spelled the name, this time stumbling a little on the "e". "He's a golden retriever, too. They could be friends."

"You're enjoying this," Gary noted.

"We'll see you there," said Sue, smiling again.

End chapter two.