There wouldn't have been a point."I felt like I was on the top of the world. "I am so happy for you and for us. I love you and I so wanted this to hap...en for you," I said with a lump in my throat.Fran looked at me, drew breath to say something, faltered, and then got it out. "I love you too. I think I have for a long time. I am learning to love myself; that takes a little longer..."Did I say I was on top of the world before? Forget that. This was the top of the world. I resisted the urge to. I borrowed the electric calculator from the office."Ronnie's very mention of Sunday night brought back a stream of memories of having sex with her. I wondered if she'd introduced the subject on purpose. But she kept working for another half hour, saying nothing, working faster and faster as she went along. I managed to avoid developing a boner. Since the time I met Anita, I had True Love on my mind, displacing raw sex as a priority. But, as usual, the more I was around Ronnie the more she. . you wanna go play a round of miniature golf? If we go early in the day, it won't be too crowded."The idea sounded wonderful. Especially the part about getting to spend more time with Ben. "Sounds great. When do you want to leave?" I'll pick you up in front of your dorm around 11. We can play a round of golf, and then have a late lunch."Ally smiled. "Super! See ya then!" Damn fucking windmill," Ben cursed. "What do they think this is, Holland?!"Ally blushed at his foul language, but she. ‘It looks like there’s some sort of underground tunnel network down here. It might be where Liana went.’ Jacen looked down, noting that the old service ladder had broken off quite a distance between where Star was and the hole in the floor. ‘The ladder doesn’t go all the way up,’ he said, watching as Star found her footing on the ladder and began to descend. ‘It’s too far just to jump.’ ‘I can’t really get back either,’ she replied. ‘Try to find another way down – if not here then in another.