Please do not mistake this apology as proof I am here with you, but seeing as you can't go two minutes in each others presence without fighting, it is...only fair to assume you were both screaming at each other even in the dire straits you find yourself in now."Both girls kept quiet, trying to take all the words in as the voice continued."It's hard to believe that just twelve short months ago, you two were best friends. That was, right up until that fateful incident when you let a man come. George walked around a bit, awkwardly in the heels and skirt he was now wearing, frantic to find his car. Finally, he gave up, and plopped heavily down on the curb, feeling like he was going to cry."Hey, honey," a woman's voice sang out as a hand brushed George's shoulder, "are you okay?"George turned, dazed, tears running down his cheeks. Through blurry eyes, he saw the woman leaning over him. "Trixie!"The woman flinched. "You know me?" she asked, startled.George opened his mouth, then froze.. If you mean what you say about letting them live their own lives you'll have to accept the potential consequences.' Carlie admonished.'Life sucks... but it's better than the alternative.' Granddad reminded me.'We need to stop reacting to their plans and start making our own. They have power of their own and they aren't hesitant to use it against us. It's time we hit back and kept them off balance.' my shadow self advised.'Much as I hate to admit it, he's right. The longer you wait, the more. “Minutes?”“Hush!”Lynn told me to take a left and then to turn right immediately and then stop. I did as instructed, and stopped short of a security gate. Lynn pulled what looked like a garage door opener out of her purse and the gate swung open. I drove up the drive to the front of a large, beautiful side by side split level house.The garage door opened, and I pulled into the open spot that Lynn directed me to and Dara pulled in next to me. As soon as I stopped the car the kids wanted to get.