'" What do you have in mind?" he asked."I might as well let you know," I hesitated. "This is my plan?"The celebration went long into the night. The me...bers of the town madesure we all were able to sleep in soft beds. I gratefully accepted,knowing that luxury might not happen again until we arrived at Harvey'scastle. Before retiring, I told the mayor and the town's priest that wewere paying for the expense of the celebration."But your majesty," the mayor objected. "We did this out of our heart.". Mary looked at her hopefully."It still doesn't show much strength of character to me," muttered Steven.Mary's face fell again."They weren't like that in my day," said Becca gruffly but grinning.Steven smiled back."He wasn't so spineless that he wasn't prepared to come after you and try again though," said Becca.Mary perked up again."I wonder whether he's thought any further than just getting you back," added Becca. "I mean will he want to go back to Australia or would he be prepared to settle. Fuck who you want. Just don’t show up at home or my place dressed like that.”I was crying by this time. Karen made me ashamed of what I’d done and what I’d become. At the same time, I needed love too, and if being Lynn was what kept Nicole then I was going to continue to be Lynn. I wept on Karen’s shoulder, and she took some pity on me and stroked my head and tried to soothe me. It took a while before I regained my composure.“The real bitch is that you look better in those clothes than I did,. "And, we're going to put everything on the plane in the morning before we go to that meeting. I don't know ... I'm just a little uneasy about this. Are you sure you got everything?" I've got all my clothes, cosmetics, hair drier, even everything out of the shower, and all the little stuff out of my drawers. Besides, our suitcases and bags are stuffed. If we find anything else, we'll have to buy something to put it in," she tried to tease, but neither of them even grinned.Suddenly she flung.