She gasped. She sighed. And all too soon, it was over. Time to go."So ... what do you think of chick flicks now, Angel?" her mother asked, teasingly, ...s they got into the car."Hmmmph. Must have been a fluke or something. Would have been better with a chase or two."They weren't buying it. I'm such a girl! she thought."Got that right." Lena chuckled, out loud.When they got home, there was a message to call David.He let her know that he had a late afternoon appointment for suspected MORFS. He said. Except for Kurt. He felthorrible about what was going on and wanted to do something about it, hewas just about to stand up and do something when his head suddenly felt alittle heavy.At the same time Rachel C. also felt a bit wobbly but quickly recovered,she was ready to go back to teasing Rachel A. when something stopped her.While looking down at Rachel A. her heart skipped a beat."This woman is beautiful," she thought. "I want to protect her forever. Inever want to see her cry again." Rachel. It’s as if you are watching a movie or a play that just happens to have you as both the protagonist and the powerless observer.Even as your cheeks burn and you realize this is going to be a harsh night, a part of you relaxes and feels relief. You know now that the amount of autonomy I have entrusted you with is soon to be suspended and you are likely to spend the night surrendered to whatever I might have planned for you. There is a great peace in that, even though you will have anything but. .. somehow the time just got away from me."As I helped her on with her coat she said to Carrie."I'm sorry Carrie ... got to run." And we walked out, leaving a very puzzled Carrie Ducker sitting there at a loss for words. We held our laughter until we were in the truck and driving out of the church parking lot.We made the Great Falls airport with a little time to spare and Amelia had wanted to stay outside and watch for the plane, so there we stood in that snowy field near the terminal.Lost in.