She had hadplenty of time to think about things and she wasn't dumb. She also wasnot lazy, but she had to admit that the life she had been leading as...van, the con man, was not really a happy one. It meant living a falselife all of the time and hurting people in order to survive the only waythat he knew how. With the exception of the abuse that heaped upon her,a life where she did not have to do harm to survive was heaven.He knew that this life was a punishment and so much of what he. Margot’s breath caught in her throat. Images of her recent past flashed before her eyes. There had been months when her time had been spent in laboratories, and her nights spent poring over scholarly works. She had been wholly dedicated to her work for too long. She shivered in anticipation. There was no explanation for it, but God, how she wanted this! The dress parted slightly. Dan kissed her bare shoulder. His lips slid effortlessly over the nape of her neck. She could feel his hot kisses. I turned around and saw a sight that made me tear up…My mom standing there waving at me. She had a smile from ear to ear. I couldn’t believe it, I walked over to her and she hugged me so tight and wouldn’t let go of me. I asked, “Mom, what are you doing here? Where are dad and my sister?She told me that she wanted to come and see me graduate and dad had to work so she came by herself. She didn’t want to miss out on seeing me and was so proud of me. I couldn’t believe she was here, what a. Erin and Suzy set the game up, distributing the coloured cars to each player. "Whoever wins gets to choose next game." Becca stated, and the others agreed. They played through the game. Erin made sure to announce that when her character got married that she wanted to marry a girl. Alex played as a girl, but also married a girl. Erin and Alex smiled at each other and highfived. Throughout the game the kids would adjust their sitting positions and show glimpses under their nightgowns. Shianne.