John looked back at the open door. The ledge was thick; he might be able to get back if he stripped. With his equipment, getting out was doubtful.“W... need to solve this room.” John reminded his friend.“Aye.” Dulgan agreed. “Bu’ I’ll no’ ge’ back inna water.”Sighing, John began taking everything but his boots off. With less weight, hopefully they’d help him dive more easily so he could figure out whatever they needed to do.“What’re ya doin’?” Dulgan wanted to know as John got undressed.“It’s a. As soon as she thought he'd finally passed she heard his growling voice. "Hey, Willow, how you been?" "Good, I haven't seen you in a while. What's up?" "Oh, just stopped down for a bar-be-que my friend is having. You want to come? Oh and you can bring your friend uh..?" "Oh, that's Gemma, you remember..." Gemma sat up on her elbows and looked at him through her shades. "Hey Aaron." She could see the surprise on his face and felt a mix of pride over his obvious approval and shame for apparently. I took her in my arms and started kissing my sister. We separated, and we both thought that I looked pretty good in a tuxedo.“Oh, Steven – I’m ... so happy that you finally know!”“Ever since you were fifteen or sixteen, I knew you were the only girl I cared about – what do you suppose we do about this – tell Mom?”“You idiot – No, let’s go get some things so we can live in the same house together again.”“Idiot – you’re calling the man you love an idiot?” I said.We grabbed each other’s hand and. Carrie's was crowded, but they managed to find a table near the entrance. After they had placed their orders, she reached across the table and placed her hand on top of his. "Thank you for being patient with me."He placed his free hand on top of hers. "So, how have you been?"They got caught up during the wait for their food and during the first few minutes of the meal. He finished telling her about a new idea he was forming for a book. They ate in contented silence until she put down her fork.