On the way down the sidewalk, they ran into Kevin and Luke

"Hey Joan, who's this?" asked Luke.

"Ash, these are my brothers, Luke and Kevin."

They said hi.

"So this is the guy." Said Kevin, sizing Ash up. "Well, he's still alive, I see no missing limbs and I hear no sirens. Dad must have liked him."

"I guess so, unless he's calling them now, in which case we better go."

Joan grabbed God's arm and playfully half dragged him down the sidewalk a ways. She stopped to turn around and say goodbye to her brothers and the two once again resumed their walk.

They ambled over to the park and with out needing to talk, sat on the swings, Joan pushing herself lightly with her feet. God bumped her with his swing.

"Hey, everything okay? You were quiet the whole way here."

Joan nodded. "Yeah, just thinking."

"What about?"

"About us. What could happen, where we could go."

"Do you still want this?"

"I know that we've talked about this and the answer's still yes, I'm just..."

"Scared?"

"Yes."

God turned the swings around so that they were facing each other. He tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. "Me too."

"Even God gets scared?"

He nodded. "Yeah, but that's part of the fun, not knowing what going to happen next."

"Thought you knew everything."

"I do, just not about us, or you for that matter."

"So you can't tell what I'm thinking or anything."

"I couldn't to begin with remember? But basically whatever happens between us, happens."

Joan remained silent, mulling over what he had told her. "So where'd you get "Ash" from, don't tell me it's short for Ashley." She asked, changing the subject.

God laughed softly at that. "No, it's not. It's just Ash."

"Why Ash?"

"No reason, other then I like the name and I didn't want to use Kris again."