.. do you know each other?"Chad answered "yes" at the same time Laura answered, "no."Chad's smile barely hid his contempt. "Well, I believe we met in ...assing ... At a party. To be fair, I'm guessing a lot of people know you ... or of you ... especially those of us who, at least for one night, were considered 'Very Important People.'"Laura gulped at the reference, but didn't reply. It was Gregg who responded. "Yeah, okay ... whatever that means." Both Laura and Chad turned to Gregg wearing the. There wasn't much talk the rest of the way back. I was stuck in my own head, trying to figure out who would burn the house down but I didn't come up with any answers. Maybe it was just a random thing, maybe some kids decided to have fun with an abandoned house ... but I just couldn't get myself to buy it. Something felt ... off ... to me. Wrong. The timing was too near to my revenge for it to be completely random. Somehow, one of Amber's relatives had done this ... I just didn't know how.Jean. I was wrong all along, but I didn’t realize the depth of the feeling I had, or even understand what it was. Me and Denise, I mean. She… I… We…’ He looked down, unable to continue. Anne laid her hand on his. Stan looked up again, and she held his gaze. ‘Stan, it’s all right, just think first and say it.’ ‘I think I do love her, Anne. But I really, really love you, too. I don’t think I understand that.’ Anne gave him her slightly crooked grin, and said, ‘I don’t either, Stan, it’s something we’ll. She was satisfied when her eyes made connection with the large clock above the ticket counter. The bus had arrived early, and David was not supposed to be there for at least another 15 minutes.Laylah took the opportunity that she had and made her way to the nearest women's bathroom. She wanted to make sure that she looked her best when David first saw her. Insecurities had plagued Laylah for most of her life and this time, she wanted to 'play the part' and ACT confident.Digging into her bag,.