"Luke and Melissa have now seen the wild side, and ... they still seem to love us in the morning." Tom muses. We all laugh.At the coffee shop I am the...first to recognize her, "Jean! You look wonderful. Here is the gang, Lani, Melissa, Tom, and Luke (pointing to myself). Tom caused us to over-indulge last night so we might not be up to our usual high standards." So, here is the foursome," there is a suggestive smile in her voice, "I've been so intrigued thinking about you."We wonder off to a. She sat up, feeling the lump on her head and looking around. She could see she was in a cave, lit softly by luminous mushrooms that sprouted from the walls.. The bed beneath her was a rough mat of what looked like silk“Kharri?” she called again, and she heard movement from deeper in the cave. Sure enough, Kharri padded up the tunnel with his odd bouncing step, and brushed his palps across her face and shoulders, checking that she was alright.“You are awake.” He said “You should rest.”“No, I’m. In short, he somehow managed to be the perfect balance between cute and hot.“Hey, you must be Nicky,” said Tyler, setting the box down. He extended his hand and shot him a half-smile. Nicky took a second to react.“Yeah, I am,” Nicky replied, showing minimal reaction. “Who are you?”Tyler was taken aback by Nicky's utter aloofness. “I'm Tyler, your new roommate.”Something registered on Nicky's face. “Oh, right.” Nicky accepted the handshake, while showing a clear disinterest in everything around. Phoebe’s visit actually helped, although purely on an entertainment level, with a lot of the fun coming from teasing my mum about her threat. Janie and I were both secretly impressed, and I know mum enjoyed the give-and-take of our teasing.At the end of the week Janie presented me with a large box and an ultimatum. When I opened the box, I found a tiny black and white Border Collie pup looking up at me with wary interest. When Janie presented the ultimatum, she made no bones about it.“She’s.