Okay, it&#039;s been a while.  And while I&#039;m still working on the "proper" follow-up to "Handle WITHout Care", I thought I&#039;d post a few side stories set in the Assistants universe.<br /><br />First up, this one.  Like most of the stories in the series, this one was written for a contest.  The theme this time was "Times Past".  And I thought it might be fun to go back and look at how Hollie and Paul first met, while at the same time, explain a little about how magic works in the series.<br /><br />Hope you like.<br /><br />Mature rating for slight adult language.