As Beth pushed her coat off her shoulders Mary let it fall. As they hugged she pulled Mary's zipper down. Leading Mary to her bedroom, they stopped in...front of the mirror. Standing behind her Beth whispered, just relax and watch. Her heart beat quickened as she watched Beth open her dress and slid it down her arms. She smiled seeing herself in a bikini she'd never buy for herself. With the dress crumpled at her feet Beth raised each of Mary's legs sliding it away from her. Pressing against Mary. Instead I focus on memories that give me strength. I suggest you try doing the same."Anastasia glared at me angrily for a moment or two and then got up and walked away without saying another word. I just sat there and watched her go knowing full well that nothing had been resolved. As she headed to her bedroll she wandered past where Ben Thompson was sitting. He and Namur were talking together. Both men looked up as Anastasia went by. Then they glanced over to look at me. I held their gaze for. Wanda changed the subject. "My God, Jill, what have you been doing?" What?" Look at you. You're soaked." Oh. The puppy was in the pool." Damn, it's a good thing you've got your bathing suit on underneath. You can see everything. Speaking of which, I want to go swimming." She peeled off her shirt, then used my shoulder while she took off her shoes. The shorts came next and she was in her suit. She ran to the side of the pool and dove in.Of course she was followed by a small black ball of fur.. I truly had my doubts. My best friend Heather was even caught up in the frenzy, stock piling canned goods and water. She and her boyfriend even had plans to buy an underground bunker. Seemed kinda crazy to me but I guess it can't hurt to do some stuff from my bucket list just in case. Well, spring rolled into summer and preparations were in full swing around the globe. In the States there was lottery fever, everyone wanted their slice of the pie. I even got in on it; I mean 428 million.